Verse
Lamentations 3:25 — The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that…
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”
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The verses around Lamentations 3:25.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Verse explanation
Turns the personal experience into a general principle: God is good to those who wait for Him and to those who truly seek Him — it isn't an exception, it's how He acts.
From the Lamentations 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Lamentations 3:25 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Bom é o Senhor para os que se ateem a elle, para a alma que o busca.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Bom é o SENHOR para os que nele esperam, para a alma que o busca.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor es bueno con los que confían en él, con cualquiera que lo siga.
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In other languages: Português (Lamentações 3:25) · Español (Lamentaciones 3:25)
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- Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called…
- Psalms 30:5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in…
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
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