Proverbs 16:5
The Lord hates the arrogant. You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished.
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4The Lord has a purpose in everything he does, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
Cross References
Job 40:12Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
Proverbs 6:17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that murder the innocent,
Proverbs 11:21You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished, but the good will be saved.
Isaiah 2:12The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.
Romans 2:8But those who think only of themselves, rejecting the truth and deliberately choosing to do evil, will receive punishment and furious hostility.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:5
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 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; he gave them those powers with which they fight against him, which aggravates their wickedness, that they will not let him that made them rule them, and therefore, though he made them, he will not… Read the whole commentary →