The Lord (A)has made everything for [a]its own purpose,
Even the (B)wicked for the day of evil.
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
[b]Be assured, he will not go unpunished.
By (C)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [c]the (D)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:4 Or His
  2. Proverbs 16:5 Lit Hand to hand, he
  3. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for

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