4Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.


In Context

1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:4The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:4The Lord works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:4The LORD hath made every thing for its own end: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:4The LORD has made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.