Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
Majority Standard Bible
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 wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
28Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 119:71It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
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 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 →