Proverbs 16:3
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”Proverbs 16:3
What Does Proverbs 16:3 Mean?
Proverbs 16:3 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 16:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 37:4“Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Psalms 55:22“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”Philippians 4:6“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”1 Peter 5:7“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”Psalms 37:5“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”Job 22:28“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”Job 5:8“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:”Luke 12:22“And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.”Matthew 6:25“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?”Psalms 90:17“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”Isaiah 7:5“Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,”Psalms 22:8“He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”
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