Parallel Verses
Amplified
It is good for a man that he should bear
The yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth.
New American Standard Bible
The yoke in his youth.
King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Holman Bible
while he is still young.
International Standard Version
It is good when a young man carries the yoke of discipline in his youth.
A Conservative Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
American Standard Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Bible in Basic English
It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
Darby Translation
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
Julia Smith Translation
Good for a man that he shall lift up the yoke in his youth.
King James 2000
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] good for a man who carries the yoke of his childhood.
Modern King James verseion
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O how good is it, for a man, to take the yoke upon him from his youth up?
NET Bible
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.
New Heart English Bible
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke while he is young.
The Emphasized Bible
Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
Webster
It is good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
World English Bible
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
26
It is good that one waits quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he should bear
The yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth.
Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet,
Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit].
Phrases
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 94:12
Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord,
And whom You teach from Your law,
Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
Matthew 11:29-30
Hebrews 12:5-12
and you have
And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;