Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Cross-reference

Psalm 94:12 Parallel

Psalm 94:12 declares the blessedness of divine discipline, directly matching the 'good' of bearing the yoke. Both affirm God's training as a benefit.

Psalm 119:71 says 'It is good for me that I was afflicted' to learn God's statutes, nearly identical in structure and meaning to bearing the yoke in youth.

Matthew 11:29 uses the same yoke imagery, inviting discipleship and learning. The yoke of discipline here prefigures Christ's yoke of rest and instruction.

Hebrews 12:5-12 develops the theme of divine discipline as beneficial for sons, directly reinforcing the 'good' of bearing the yoke in youth here.

Jeremiah 31:18 uses the same yoke image: Ephraim laments being chastised like an untrained calf — directly echoing bearing the yoke.

Matthew 11:30 describes Christ's yoke as easy and light, contrasting with the heavy yoke of suffering here yet both show submission to God as good.

Ecclesiastes 12:1 urges remembering God in youth, paralleling the call to bear the yoke early. Both emphasize spiritual devotion from a young age.