The Meaning of Proverbs 16:4 Explained

Proverbs 16:4

KJV: The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

YLT: All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil.

Darby: Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

ASV: Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  hath made  all [things] for himself:  yea, even the wicked  for the day  of evil. 

What does Proverbs 16:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 16

1  The Plans of the heart

What do the individual words in Proverbs 16:4 mean?

All has made Yahweh for Himself and Yes even the wicked for the day of doom
כֹּ֤ל פָּעַ֣ל יְ֭הוָה לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ וְגַם־ רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לְי֣וֹם רָעָֽה

פָּעַ֣ל  has  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּעַל  
Sense: to do, make.
יְ֭הוָה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ  for  Himself 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲנֶה 
Sense: answer, response.
וְגַם־  and  Yes  even 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
רָ֝שָׁ֗ע  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
לְי֣וֹם  for  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
רָעָֽה  of  doom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.