'Encourage' in the Bible
But charge Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land which thou shalt see.
Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage him.
But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage your pain.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.
so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.
whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts:
and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage you concerning your faith,
So encourage one another with these words.)
Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.
encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.
proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.
But encourage yourselves each day, as long as it is called To-day, that none of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.