Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has a purpose in everything he does, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
In Context
3Trust whatever you do to the Lord, and your plans will be successful.
5The Lord hates the arrogant. You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished.
Cross References
Job 21:30Wicked people are spared in times of disaster; they are rescued from the day of judgment.
Isaiah 43:21I made this people for myself so that through their praise for me they could make me known.
Romans 11:36Everything comes from him, everything exists through him, and everything is for him. Glory to him forever, Amen!
2 Peter 2:3They will greedily exploit you with false tales. However, they are already condemned: their sentence has been hanging over them for a long time, and their destruction won't be postponed.
Revelation 4:11“Our Lord and our God, you are worthy to be given glory, and honor, and authority, for you created everything. Your will brought Creation into existence.”
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 →