'Comforting' in the Bible
And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, 'Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;
Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.
So don't be afraid! I'll take care of you and your little ones." So Joseph kept on comforting them, speaking to the needs of their hearts.
But give my orders to Joshua, comforting him and making him strong; for he is to go over Jordan at the head of this people, and he will give them this land which you will see for their heritage.
She responded, "May I continue to find favor in your sight, sir, since you've been comforting me and you have spoken graciously to your servant, even though I am not one of your servants."
Then your maidservant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’”
Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.
And He remembered His covenant for their sake,And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.
“He has brought me to his banqueting place,And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].
Therefore I said, "Look away from me, let me {weep bitterly}; you must not insist on comforting me for the destruction of the daughter of my people."
Shout with joy, you heavens, and rock with glee, you earth! Break out in song, you mountains! The LORD is comforting his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.
so that you may nurse and be satisfiedfrom her comforting breastand drink deeply and delight yourselvesfrom her glorious breasts.
So that thou dost bear thy shame, And hast been ashamed of all that thou hast done, In thy comforting them.
I will send shaking on the nations at the sound of his fall, when I send him down to the underworld with those who go down into the deep: and on earth they will be comforting themselves, all the trees of Eden, the best of Lebanon, even all the watered ones.
The Lord replied with kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name is Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,
And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;
the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- 'She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;
but He who is comforting the cast-down -- God -- He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;
even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,
So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.
Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.
The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake];
I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.
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- Comfort (145 instances in 13 translations)
- Comfortable (6 instances in 7 translations)
- Comfortably (7 instances in 5 translations)
- Comforted (60 instances in 13 translations)
- Comfortedst (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Comforter (13 instances in 10 translations)
- Comforters (9 instances in 12 translations)
- Comfortest (4 instances in 3 translations)
- Comforteth (9 instances in 4 translations)
- Comfortingly (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Comfortless (1 instance in 2 translations)
- Comforts (18 instances in 13 translations)
- Discomfort (2 instances in 5 translations)
- Discomforts (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Uncomfortable (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Uncomforted (3 instances in 1 translation)
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- Cheering (2 instances)
- Comfort (145 instances)
- Comforting (29 instances)
- Console (24 instances)
- Consoling (6 instances)
- Ease (66 instances)
- Satisfying (29 instances)
- Solace (3 instances)
- Soothe (1 instance)
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