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Proverbs 16:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed. "

Proverbs 16:3

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1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but 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 weighs the motives.

3 Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.

4 The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.

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It is a very good thing to have our minds steady, not tossed around by troubling worries and fears. We should be able to keep walking in a calm, honest, and godly way, not thrown off by any event or change. Then we can trust that everything will work for good and end well, and so remain quiet and settled.

The only way to have that kind of steady mind is to commit our work to the Lord. The great matters of our souls must be handed over to the grace of God, trusting it and submitting to its guidance (Titus 1:2). All our outward concerns must also be given to God’s providence, his wise, powerful, and good ordering of all things. “Roll your works on the Lord” is the idea. Roll the weight of your care off yourself and onto God.

Bring the matter before him in prayer. “Make your works known to the Lord,” as some translate it, meaning not only the work of your hands, but also the thoughts and movements of your heart. Then leave it with him in faith, trust, and surrender. Let the Lord’s will be done. We can be at peace when we decide that whatever pleases God will also please us.

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"Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this:"

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Obadiah 1:15

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"For the day of the LORD is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head."

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Proverbs 12:2

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"A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans."

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Psalms 37:34

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"Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it."

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Isaiah 14:24

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"The LORD of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:"

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Proverbs 16:1

"The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD."

Proverbs 16:2

"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives."

Proverbs 16:4

"The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil."

Proverbs 16:5

"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished."

Proverbs 16:6

"By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."

Proverbs 16:7

"When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."

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