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Lamentations 3:27
Lamentations 3:27 is verse 27 of Lamentations chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
World English Bible
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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Lamentations 3:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Psalms 119:71It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:30For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
Hebrews 12:7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
Hebrews 12:8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Hebrews 12:11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.