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Verse Proverbs 16:3. _COMMIT THY WORKS UNTO THE LORD_] See that what
thou doest is commanded; and then begin, continue, and end all in his
name. _And thy thoughts shall be established_ - these scheme...
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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
margin reference.
THY THOUGHTS - i. e., The plans or counse...
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CHAPTER 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD
The name Jehovah (LORD) appears eleven times in this chapter of
Proverbs. The Lord has the final word, for to man belong the
preparations (or plans) of the heart; b...
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PROVERBS 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms (Proverbs
16:10) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the
picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular period....
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THOUGHTS. plans. Compare Proverbs 16:1.
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED. Illustrations: Jacob (Genesis 32:24; Genesis
46:1); Ruth (Ruth 2:12); Davi
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_Commit … unto_ Lit. ROLL … UPON. Comp. Psalms 22:8 [Hebrews 9],
Psalms 37:5, and notes there in this Series.
_thoughts_ or, _purposes_, R.V. marg. The precept is germane to that
in...
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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 existence of a Supreme Being, and in a general
way acknowl...
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CHAPTER 16
TEXT Proverbs 16:1-11
1.
The plans of the heart belong to man;
But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth t...
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Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be
established.
COMMIT THY WORKS UNTO THE LORD ( ; : LITERALLY, ROLL AS A BURDEN
DEVOLVED UPON ONE STRONGER THAN THYSELF: HEBREW, GOL), AND TH...
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16:3 Commit (g-1) Lit. 'Roll.' see Psalms 37:5 . established. (h-11)
Or 'accomplished.'...
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1-9. God's control of human life....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 16
The subject of the book now begins to change. In earlier Chapter s,
the main subject is the difference between wise actions and evil
action...
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When we pray, we should give our plans to God. We ask God to bring
about the best result. We cannot control our own plans. We do not even
know what will happen tomorrow. See James 4:13....
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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 hast to do. (Comp. Psalms 37:5.) God provides such wo...
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גֹּ֣ל אֶל ־יְהוָ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝
יִכֹּ֗נוּ...
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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 balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is
H...
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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
dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr. Per...
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_Open. Hebrew, "roll on," and refer all to God's glory. (Menochius)
(Psalm xxxvi. 5.)_...
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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
established. The LORD hath made all things for himself: ye...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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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 him: or "roll thy works on" or "unto the Lord" b; de...
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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
direction and success; this is the readiest way to a holy s...
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_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 too heavy for himself, imploring his help.
Refer all thy...
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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, He Himself will give the proper and blessed direction...
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COMMIT:
_ Heb._ roll...
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Proverbs 16:3 Commit H1556 (H8798) works H4639 LORD H3068 thoughts
H4284 established H3559 (H8735)
Commit - Heb. Roll
thy works -
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The safest way in which to travel is the way of the
upright, a way which God makes plain to those who desire to walk in
it....
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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 be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed t...
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_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 in things. They only possess a relative
value. All th...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:1 The comparison between the PLANS of a
man’s HEART (vv. Proverbs 16:1,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 16:2. Miller translates this verse very differently. See
comments on the verse.
PROVERBS 16:3. COMMIT, rather _roll_. THOUGHTS, or “_plans_.”
MAIN HOMILETICS OF...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 16:1
These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name
Jehovah.
PROVERBS 16:1
The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any
contrast or a...
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Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33, the sixteenth chapter and begin
our study this evening.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is
from the LORD (Proverbs 16:1).
Go...
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1 Peter 5:7; Isaiah 7:5; Job 22:28; Job 5:8; Luke 12:22;...
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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 shall be brought to an happy issue....