Proverbs 16:4
The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.
Cross References
Job 21:30But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Isaiah 43:21This people haue I formed for my selfe: they shall shewe foorth my praise.
Romans 11:36For of him, and through him, and for him are all things: to him be glory for euer. Amen.
2 Peter 2:3And through couetousnes shall they with fained words make marchandise of you, whose condemnation long since resteth not, and their destruction slumbreth not.
Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receiue glory and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy wils sake they are, and haue beene 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 →