Proverbs 16:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 The Lord has made everything for a purpose,
even the wicked for the evil day.[a]
5 Every proud heart[b] is an abomination to the Lord;(A)
be assured that none will go unpunished.
6 By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated,
and by the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.[c]
Footnotes
- 16:4 Even the wicked do not lie outside God’s plan.
- 16:5 Proud heart: lit., “high of heart.” To forget one is a fallible human being is so basic an error that one cannot escape exposure and punishment.
- 16:6 As v. 5 used the language of worship to express what is acceptable or not to God, so this saying uses similar language to declare that lovingly loyal conduct undoes the effects of sin.
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