Proverbs 16:4 (YLT)

Passage

All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked <FI>worketh<Fi> for a day of evil.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

Proverbs 16:3 Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

Proverbs 16:4 All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked <FI>worketh<Fi> for a day of evil.

Proverbs 16:5 An abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

Proverbs 16:6 In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "hath", "jehovah", "wrought", "himself", "wicked", "worketh", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Roll unto Jehovah thy works And established..." into verse 5's "An abomination to Jehovah FI is Fi...", so "all things" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.