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Proverbs 16:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 16 · verse 4
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.Proverbs 16:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 16:4 in context
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
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Key words (Strong's)
- himselfmaʻăneha replyH4617 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- madepâʻalto do or make , especially to practiseH6466 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Note, 1. That God is the first cause. He is the former of all things and all persons, the fountain of being; he gave every creature the being it has and appointed it its place. Even the wicked are his creatures, though they are rebels;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary