Thematic Bible: Often blessings in disguise

For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory; Verse Concepts

Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. Verse Concepts

But he knoweth the way that I take; he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold. Verse Concepts

For hath he said unto God, I bear chastisement, I will not offend; Verse Concepts

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word. Verse Concepts

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart. Verse Concepts

and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice. Verse Concepts

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God. Verse Concepts

But no chastening at the time seems to be matter of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it. Verse Concepts

And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Verse Concepts