Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Adonai: 2 they shall certainly not be unpunished. 1
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4Adonai has made everything for its own end— 2 yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, 2 hands that shed innocent blood; 1
Proverbs 11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, 2 but the offspring of the upright will be delivered. 1
Isaiah 2:12For there will be a day of Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] for all that is proud and haughty, 2 and for all that is lifted up; 2 and it shall be brought low: 2
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 →