Proverbs 16:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 9:22 : 22 What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Isa 43:21 : 21 Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.
  • Isa 43:7 : 7 Every one who is named by my name, and whom I have made for my glory, who has been formed and designed by me.
  • Rom 11:36 : 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.
  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

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    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 16:3
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    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

  • Isa 45:7
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    7 I am the giver of light and the maker of the dark; causing blessing, and sending troubles; I am the Lord, who does all these things.

  • Job 21:30
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    30 How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

  • Eccl 3:11
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    11 He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.

  • Ps 9:16
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    16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)

  • Eccl 3:16-17
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    71%

    16 And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.

    17 I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

  • Eccl 7:13-15
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    13 Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?

    14 In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

    15 These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

  • Ps 36:4
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    4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

  • Eccl 12:14
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    14 God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

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    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

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    16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33 A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

  • Job 20:29
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    29 This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

  • Dan 9:14
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    14 So the Lord has been watching over this evil and has made it come on us: for the Lord our God is upright in all his acts which he has done, and we have not given ear to his voice.

  • Eccl 9:1-3
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    1 All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

    2 Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

    3 This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Job 4:8
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    8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

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    18 Says the Lord, who has made these things clear from the earliest times.

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    14 There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Lam 2:17
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    17 The Lord has done that which was his purpose; he has put into force the orders which he gave in the days which are past; pulling down without pity, he has made your hater glad over you, lifting up the horn of those who were against you.

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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Ps 33:15
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    15 He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

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    5 Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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    29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

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    8 For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.

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    3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

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    15 For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you; the reward of your acts will come on your head.

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    5 Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

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    17 ...

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    22 It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.

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    14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

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    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

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    4 The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

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    3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

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    4 Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

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    16 See, I have made the iron-worker, blowing on the burning coals, and making the instrument of war by his work; and I have made the waster for destruction.

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    16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

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    11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.