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

Lord

Isaiah 43:7,21 And every one that calleth upon my name, I have created him for my glory. I have formed him, and made him. . . .

Romans 11:36 For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.

yea

Job 21:30 Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction,

1 Peter 2:8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set.

2 Peter 2:3,9 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not. . . .

Context
The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD
3Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed. 4The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.5Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice: and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.…
Cross References
Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction,

Genesis 1:31
And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good. And the evening and morning were the sixth day.

Exodus 9:16
And therefore have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and my name may be spoken of throughout all the earth.

Job 21:30
Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Proverbs 16:5
Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice: and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end.

Lexicon
The LORD
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has made
פָּעַ֣ל (pā·‘al)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6466: To do, make, to practise

everything
כֹּ֤ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

for His purpose—
לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ (lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4617: An answer, response

even
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the wicked
רָ֝שָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

for the day
לְי֣וֹם (lə·yō·wm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

of disaster.
רָעָֽה׃ (rā·‘āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil


Additional Translations
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.The LORD has made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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

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

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

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

Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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