Proverbs 16:3
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
מַחֲשָׁבָה
machăshâbâh
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
כּוּן
kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...
Key Terms in This Verse
מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh
a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
Study H4284 →כּוּן kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render su...
Study H3559 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →Cross References
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
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.
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