when God closes a door he opens a window

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Although God allows challenges, adversities, and constraints to occur in one's life, He also provides other ways for one to survive and feel satisfied; (loosely, in either literal religious use or figurative nonreligious use) although one faces challenges, adversities, and constraints, there is always some other way to survive and feel satisfied; (moreover) something that seemed like a dispiriting setback may yet turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Word forms

when God closes a door he opens a window
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