Proverbs 16:3

1 Peter 5:7; Isaiah 7:5-7; Job 22:28; Job 5:8; Luke 12:22; Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6; Psalms 37:4; Psalms 37:5; Psalms 55:22

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Commit - literally, as in the margin, as a man transfers a burden from his own back to one stronger and better able to bear it. Compare the margi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms ( Proverbs 16:10-15 ) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the picture...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thoughts . plans. Compare Proverbs 16:1 . shall be established. Illustrations: Jacob ( Genesis 32:24-30 ; Genesis 46:1-4 ); Ruth ( Ruth 2:12 );...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 792 TRUSTING IN GOD Proverbs 16:3 . Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established . WE all believe in the ex...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Commit thy works unto the Lord - See that what thou doest is commanded; and th...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Commit thy works unto the Lord ( Psalms 37:5 ; Psalms 55:22 : lit...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-9. God's control of human life.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Commit thy works unto the Lord. — Literally, roll them upon Him, as a burden too heavy to be borne by thyself. “Thy works” signify all that thou...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 17 A JUST BALANCE "A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11 "A false balanc...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 16:1 . A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is depend...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be establi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Commit thy works unto the Lord ,.... Natural, civil, or religious; seek to him for strength and assistance in all, and leave the success of all with...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Ver. 3. Commit thy works unto the Lord. ] Depend upon him alone for directi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Commit thy works unto the Lord Hebrew, גל אל יהוה, literally, Roll unto the Lord , &c., namely, as a man rolls to another a burden, which is t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 Commit thy works unto the L ORD , and thy thoughts shall be established. Note, 1. It is a very desirable thing to have our though...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Commit thy works unto the Lord, Heb. Roll , &c., as a man rolls a burden to another, which is too heavy for himself, imploring his help. Refer...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 16:2 . Miller translates this verse very differently. See comments on the verse. Proverbs 16:3 . Commit , rather r...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 16:1 . The preparations of the heart in man. As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must b...
The Biblical Illustrator

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Doing our duty is committing our way to God There is no instrinsic value...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 16:1-20 These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah. Proverbs 16:1 The Authorized...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 3. Commit thy works unto the Lord, rolling them in His direction, for Him to take care of, Psalms 37:5 , and thy thoughts shall be established...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Commit — Refer all thy actions and concerns to God, as the end of them, and depend upon God's providence for success. Established — Thy designs sha...

³ Commitb thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 16:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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