Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 16:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The LORD hath made all {things} for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”
Proverbs 16:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. {Commit: Heb. Roll}
The LORD hath made all {things} for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Every one {that is} proud in heart {is} an abomination to the LORD: {though} hand {join} in hand, he shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD {men} depart from evil.
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