Lamentations 3:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.”
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BSBPD
“It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:27 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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