Bible Verses About Loss

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.

Genesis 50:20

And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

Job 1:21

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

Psalms 34:19

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.

Psalms 119:71

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Psalms 119:75

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

Psalms 30:11

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;

Proverbs 3:11

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Ecclesiastes 3:6

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them.

Isaiah 61:7

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

John 12:24

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 8:17

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Romans 8:18

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

2 Corinthians 4:17

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

Philippians 3:8

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,

1 Peter 1:6