Lamentations 3:38

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Cross-reference

Job 2:10 Parallel

In Job 2:10, Job echoes this same principle: we must accept both good and trouble from God's hand.

Isaiah 45:7 Parallel

Isaiah 45:7 explicitly states God creates both prosperity and disaster, directly reinforcing this verse's claim.

Amos 3:6 Parallel

Amos 3:6 asks if disaster comes to a city without the Lord causing it, supporting the same divine sovereignty over calamity.

Job 1:21 Parallel

Job 1:21 praises God for both giving and taking away, directly paralleling the acceptance of calamity from God's hand.

2 Samuel 16:10 shows David accepting a curse as from God, illustrating submission to God's sovereign permission of evil.

Job 20:29 Related theme

Job 20:29 describes the wicked's portion from God, echoing that calamity comes from the Most High as in Lamentations.

Daniel 5:18 Related theme

Daniel 5:18 states God gave Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom, illustrating that good comes from God as Lamentations affirms.