'Encourage' in the Bible

Joshua son of Nun, who attends you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit it.

But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit this land that you will see.’

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him.”

“Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!”

Instead, I would encourage you with my mouth,and the consolation from my lips would bring relief.

They encourage each other in an evil plan;they talk about hiding traps and say,“Who will see them?”

I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and so that he may encourage your hearts.

And we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith,

Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing—do so even more.

In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia. But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

Those who have believing masters should not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but should serve them better, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved.Teach and encourage these things.

Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

so they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,

In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled

Say these things, and encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.