Proverbs 16:4
Adonai has made everything for its own end— 2 yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. 1
One Unity Resource 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 your deeds to Adonai, 2 and your plans shall succeed. 1
Cross References
Isaiah 43:21the people which I formed for myself, + 43:21. Quoted in 1 Pet 2:9 2 that they might declare my tehilah ·praise song·. 1
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 →