Proverbs 16:4
Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
In Context
3Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
5Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.
Cross References
Job 21:30That the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity? They are led forth to the day of wrath.
Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for myself: they shall shew forth my praise.
Romans 11:36For of him, and through him, and for him [are] all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O our Lord and [our] God, to receive glory and honour and power; for *thou* hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:4
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord , and thy thoughts shall be established. Note, 1. It is a very desirable thing to have our thoughts established, and not tossed, and put into a hurry, by disquieting cares and fears,—to go on in an even steady course of honesty and piety, not disturbed, or put out of frame, by any event or change,—to be satisfied that all shall work for good and issue well at last, and therefore to be always easy and sedate. 2. The only way to have our thoughts established is to commit our works to… Read the whole commentary →