Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
King James Version
In Context
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto 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 →