Revelation 3:2
Deuteronomy 3:28
But command Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go across and lead this people, and he will give them the land which you see as an inheritance.’
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not completely devoted to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
1 Kings 15:3
He walked in all the sins [of idol worship] that his father [Rehoboam] committed before him; and his heart was not entirely devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father (forefather) David.
2 Chronicles 25:2
He did right in the sight of the Lord, yet not wholeheartedly.
Job 4:4-5
“Your words have helped the one who was stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened feeble knees.
Job 16:5
“[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth,
And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.
Isaiah 35:3
Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Isaiah 57:12
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
Isaiah 62:6-7
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),
Who will never keep silent day or night;
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,
Ezekiel 34:8-10
“As I live,” says the Lord God, “certainly because My flock has become prey, My flock has even become food for every predator of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;
Ezekiel 34:16
“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
Daniel 5:27
‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;
Zechariah 11:16
For behold, I am going to raise up a [false] shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or feed the healthy; but will eat the flesh of the fat ones and tear off their hoofs [to consume everything].
Matthew 6:2-4
Matthew 23:5
Matthew 23:28-38
Matthew 24:42-51
Matthew 25:13
Mark 13:33-37
Luke 22:31-32
Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he left and traveled through the territory of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening and encouraging all the disciples.
Acts 20:28-31
Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
2 Timothy 4:1-4
I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
1 Peter 4:7
The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
Revelation 2:4
Revelation 16:15
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Watchful
Thy works
General references
Bible References
Watchful
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),
Who will never keep silent day or night;
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,
Strengthen
“Your words have helped the one who was stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened feeble knees.
“[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth,
And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.
Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.
Thy works
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.