Pro 16:4, Isa 48:9, 11, Eze 36:21-23 | ESV | STEP | The Lord has made everything for its purpose , even the wicked for the day of trouble .

i[See ver. 20 above]

k[ch. 30:19, 26; 38:23; 39:7, 21]; See ch. 6:7

Proverbs 16:4

4 ^aThe Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even ^bthe wicked for the day of trouble.

Isaiah 48:9

9 ^c“For my name’s sake I defer my anger;
for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,
that I may not cut you off.

Isaiah 48:11

11 ^dFor my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for how should my name ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks my name} be profaned?
^fMy glory I will not give to another.

Ezekiel 36:21-23

21 But I had concern ^gfor my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.

I Will Put My Spirit Within You

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: ^hIt is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, ⁱwhich you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 ^jAnd I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. ^kAnd the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.