Proverbs 16:4
Every thing hath the Lord wrought for its destined end; yes, even the wicked for the day of unhappiness.
Leeser Tanakh
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 unto the Lord thy works, and thy plans will be firmly established.
Cross References
Job 21:30That the bad man is reserved for the day of calamity, [that the wicked] are carried forward to the day of wrath.
Isaiah 43:21This people which I have formed for myself; my praise shall they relate.
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 →