Lamentations 3:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:
  • Matt 11:29-30 : 29 Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules. 30 For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.
  • Heb 12:5-9 : 5 And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him. 6 For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth: 7 If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it whom the father chasteneth not? 8 If therefore ye be without correction, whereof al are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sonnes. 9 Moreouer we haue had the fathers of our bodies which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: should we not much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, that we might liue? 10 For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse. 11 Now no chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but, grieuous: but afterwarde, it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are thereby exercised. 12 Wherfore lift vp your hands which hang downe, and your weake knees,
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.
  • Ps 94:12 : 12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.

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    25The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.

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    28He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.

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  • Eccl 11:8-10
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    8Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.

    9Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.

    10Therefore take away griefe out of thine heart, and cause euil to depart from thy flesh: for childehoode and youth are vanitie.

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    17For it is better (if the will of God be so) that ye suffer for well doing, then for euil doing.

  • Job 5:27
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    27Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Heauines in the heart of man doeth bring it downe: but a good worde reioyceth it.

  • Prov 3:11
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    11My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

  • Eccl 3:10
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    10I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.

  • Lam 3:1
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    1I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.

  • Ps 119:71
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    71It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.

  • Eccl 3:12-13
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    12I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

    13And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. This is the gift of God.

  • Ps 37:7
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    7Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.

  • Isa 40:30
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    30Euen the yong men shall faint, and be wearie, and the yong men shall stumble and fall.

  • Job 5:17
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    17Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.

  • Eccl 7:14
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    14(7:16) In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath made this contrary to that, to the intent that man shoulde finde nothing after him.

  • Eccl 12:1
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    1Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:

  • Eccl 7:2-3
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    2(7:4) It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting, because this is the ende of all men: and the liuing shall lay it to his heart.

    3(7:5) Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18(7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

  • Prov 20:29
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    29The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.

  • Matt 11:30
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    30For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.

  • 1 Cor 7:26
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    26I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to be.

  • Eccl 3:22
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    22Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?

  • Eccl 4:3
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    3And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.

  • Ps 94:13
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    13That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.

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    7Blessed be the man, that trusteth in ye Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

  • Job 22:21
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    21Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie.

  • Prov 16:31
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    31Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.

  • Eccl 5:18
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    18(5:17) Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.

  • 1 Pet 2:19
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    19For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.

  • Gen 49:15
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    15And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant, and he shall bow his shoulder to beare, and shalbe subiect vnto tribute.

  • Gal 6:5
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    5For euery man shall beare his owne burden.

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    21He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

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    14The yoke of my transgressions is bounde vpon his hand: they are wrapped, and come vp vpon my necke: hee hath made my strength to fall: the Lord hath deliuered me into their hands, neither am I able to rise vp.

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    3Trust thou in the Lord & do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.

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    8It is better to trust in the Lorde, then to haue confidence in man.

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    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

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    4Doe well, O Lord, vnto those that be good and true in their hearts.

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    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Eccl 2:24
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    24There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.

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    23The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

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    13They tooke the yong men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.

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    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

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    27Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.