Proverbs 16:4 - Revised Standard Version The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath made all things for himself: Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose–even the wicked [are fitted for their role] for the day of calamity and evil. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Common English Bible The LORD made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for an evil day. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day. |