Proverbs 16:4

English Standard Version Anglicised

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)

⁸and

^(A)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offence.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, ^(B)as they were destined to do.

⁸and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”^[a]^(A)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.^(B)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

New International Version (NIV)