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Proverbs 16:4

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4The Lord ahas made everything for 1its own purpose,

Even the bwicked for the day of evil.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or His

Cross references

  1. aGen 1:31; Eccl 3:11
  2. bRom 9:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord has made everything for its purpose,

even the wicked for the day of trouble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord works out everything to its proper end—

even the wicked for a day of disaster.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose—

even the wicked for the day of disaster.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,

even the wicked for a day of disaster.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All Yahweh has made is for his purpose,

and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord hath made all things for himself:

Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.