Proverbs
Proverbs 16:4
4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has made | פָּעַ֣ל | pā·‘al | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6466 do, make |
| everything | כֹּ֤ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| for His purpose | לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ | lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4617 answer, response |
| even | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the wicked | רָ֝שָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| for the day | לְי֣וֹם | lə·yō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of disaster | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 2:9 · Isaiah 43:21 · Romans 9:22 · Isaiah 43:7 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Revelation 4:11 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Job 21:30 · Romans 11:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.