Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
The best chance for success comes when plans are aligned with truth. That means those who submit to God's will and seek Him are in a better position than those who ignore or reject Him.
Dear heavenly Father, I have many plans and I know that not all of them are the same as your plans for me but I commit my ideas to you. Use those that you know are a blessing for me and others.
Proverbs 16:3
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
Famously, "Pride comes before the fall": the proverbs make this point again, this time in its most well-known version. Again, it's better to be poor and not proud, than proud and not poor. If you speak pleasantly, people will be more persuaded—and persuasiveness is something the wise possess.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:2-3 In-Context
2 All a person's ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD. 3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. 4 The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
Proverbs 16:1-3. The Bible reminds us many times that sometimes we think we are doing things in the right way and we think we are innocent. However, we can't be so proud of ourselves because God knows and weighs our heart. To use one's own standard to value things, that self-confidence is a dangerous trap.
The real message of this verse is not about “the lot,” but that “every decision is from the LORD.” It suggests that God knows what is best and – in the end – will do what is best in our lives.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, And thy thoughts shall be established. King James Version (KJV) | Download The Bible App Now.
Proverbs 16:1-3: 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 pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. 3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
The Lord means for us to guard our hearts by filtering our emotions, desires, thoughts, and responses through his Word. He is the watchman that protects our souls.
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
In essence, the verse means that God, the Lord above all, is fully with those who are distraught, and He saves those who fear Him and repent of their wrongs. He's with those who belong to Him who experience hardship and suffering, whose hearts are crushed by the tragedies and discords of life.
God's heart for the poor is such that God became poor in Christ. And God's way in the world is not through coercive power but through the Spirit's life-giving power for us to become Christlike and to live in the way of Christ. That means by way of down-ward mobility, identification and service to the poor.
In other words, just as God's power is His love is His wisdom is His eternality is His knowledge, and so on, our "heart" is our "soul" is our "mind" is our "strength." To love God with all of our strength, then, is to love God with all our being, which involves the whole man, both body and soul.
So, what does it mean that the mouth speaks what the heart is full of? It means that the words we use are very important. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21a).
“Lean not on your own understanding” means do not trust yourself (or others) with the meaning of Scripture, but trust God only and with all your heart.
This is a pure heart: a heart that desires nothing more than to be with God because that truly is all our life should be about! Within this beatitude, Jesus also promises that those who embody this pure heart will see God. Only those with a pure heart will know Jesus because that is what Jesus sees.
This verse literally reads, “You keep him in “PEACE, PEACE” whose mind is stayed on you.” The definition for “Shalom” is to be well, happy, friendly, healthy and prosperous. It means to be whole or complete. Perfect peace is complete peace and is guaranteed when we focus on Jesus.
The opposite of a cheerful heart is a "crushed spirit" that "dries up the bones" (Prov. 17:22). Here, "bones" is used to represent the whole person. A cheerful heart brings tremendous benefits to all that we are, and a broken spirit brings harm to the whole person.
The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits. Commit your works to the LORD, And your thoughts will be established.
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Every man thinks he is right about his life – he defaults to self-righteousness by nature. He dislikes instruction and correction, for he assumes his way of doing things is good and wise. But God sees his heart and thoughts and the proud and selfish motives there.