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proverbs_16:4

Proverbs 16:4

Hebrew
כֹּ֤ל פָּעַ֣ל יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ וְגַם רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לְי֣וֹם רָעָֽה
ESV
The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
NIV
The LORD works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.
NLT
The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
LXX
KJV
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Proverbs 16:3 ← Proverbs 16:4 → Proverbs 16:5

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