Proverbs 16:3
What does Proverbs 16:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 16:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 22:28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
- Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
- Job 5:8
But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;
- Psalms 55:22
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Philippians 4:6
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
- Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
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