Proverbs 16:4
The LORD hath ordained every thing for its end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Noyes Bible
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 doings to the LORD, And thy purposes shall be established.
Cross References
Job 21:30That the wicked is spared in the day of destruction, And that he is borne to his grave in the day of wrath?
Isaiah 43:21This people, which I have formed for myself Shall make known my praise.
Romans 11:36For from him, and through him, and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
2 Peter 2:3and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Revelation 4:11Worthy art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power; for thou didst create all things, and on account of thy will they were, and were 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 →