Proverbs 16:4
כֹּל פָּעַל יְהוָה לַֽמַּעֲנֵהוּ וְגַם ־ רָשָׁע לְיוֹם רָעָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
In Context
3גֹּל אֶל ־ יְהוָה מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְיִכֹּנוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
5תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל ־ גְּבַהּ ־ לֵב יָד לְיָד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה ׃
Cross References
Job 21:30כִּי לְיוֹם אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְ רָע לְיוֹם עֲבָרוֹת יוּבָֽלוּ ׃
Isaiah 43:21עַם ־ זוּ יָצַרְתִּי לִי תְּהִלָּתִי יְסַפֵּֽרוּ ׃ ס
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 →