Proverbs 16:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even ^(B)the wicked for the day of trouble.

Proverbs 16:4

New International Version

⁴The Lord works out everything to its proper end^(A)—
even the wicked for a day of disaster.^(B)

⁹then ^(A)the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,^[a] and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

⁹if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials^(A) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.^(B)

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