Ruth 1:3
Then Naomi's husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons.
2 Kings 4:1
Now there happened to be a certain woman who had been the wife of a member of the Guild of Prophets. She cried out to Elisha, "My husband who served you has died, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. But a creditor has come to take away my children into indentured servitude!"
Psalm 34:19
A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.
Hebrews 12:6
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he accepts."
Hebrews 12:10-11
For a short time they disciplined us as they thought best, but God does it for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.