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Proverbs 16:4
Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.
Proverbs 16:4 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 16:4 in other translations
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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In context
1 To man, belong the preparations of the heart, but, from Yahweh, cometh the answer of the tongue.
2 All the ways of a man, [may be] pure in his own eyes, but, he that testeth spirits, is Yahweh.
3 Roll, upon Yahweh, thy doings, that thy plans, may be established.
4 Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.
5 An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.
6 By lovingkindness and fidelity, shall iniquity be covered, and, in the revering of Yahweh, is a turning away from wrong.
7 When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
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