Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
In Context
26It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
28Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 119:71It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →