Proverbs 16:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”

Proverbs 16:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 16:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 16:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 16:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.”

Proverbs 16:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 16:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. ”

Proverbs 16:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,”

Proverbs 16:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 16:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established. ”

Proverbs 16:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 16:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Commit thy workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.”

Proverbs 16:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 16:3 in Context — Proverbs 16

1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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What Does Proverbs 16:3 Mean?

Proverbs 16:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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