Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.
Proverbs 27:9
Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul.
1 Samuel 23:16
Saul's son Jonathan got up and went to David at Horesh, and he encouraged him to trust in God.
Job 4:3-4
Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us continue to consider how to motivate one another to love and good deeds,
2 Samuel 10:11-12
He said, "If the Arameans prove too strong for me, then you are to help me. If the Ammonites prove too strong for you, then I will come help you.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions, for which you are aware that we were destined.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.
2 Timothy 1:12
That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes.
2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering like a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:9-13
Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
1 Peter 4:12-13
Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Joshua 1:18
Anyone who rebels against what you say and doesn't listen to your words regarding everything that you command will be executed. Only be strong and courageous."
1 Samuel 11:9-10
They told the messengers who had come, "You are to say this to the men of Jabesh-gilead, "Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be delivered.'" The messengers went and reported to the men of Jabesh, and they rejoiced.
Joshua 2:24
They reported to Joshua, "The LORD really has given the entire land into our control. The inhabitants of the land have melted away right in front of us!"
1 Samuel 13:20-21
Everyone in Israel would have to go to the Philistines so each person could sharpen his plow, his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.