'Support' in the Bible

My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him.

Moreover, you have turned back the edge of his sword and did not support him in battle.

They will support you with their handsso that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”Your faithful love will support me, Lord.

And wine which makes the heart of man glad,So that he may make his face glisten with oil,And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

Support me, that I may be saved, and I will carry out your statutes consistently.

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,Than he who [boastfully] honors himself [pretending to be what he is not] and lacks bread.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

So that your trust and reliance and confidence may be in the Lord,I have taught these things to you today, even to you.

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.

A guilty man tormented by bloodshed will be a lifelong fugitive; let no one support him.

When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.

Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I am sick with love.

Its pillars he made of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple; The midst thereof was paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

For behold, the Lord God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and JudahBoth supply and support, the whole supply of breadAnd the whole supply of water;

Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.

Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees.

You say you have a design and strength for war, but these are only words: now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him!

I chirp like a swallow or a crane;I moan like a dove.My eyes grow weak looking upward.Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world.

Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

They carry it on [their] shoulder; they support it and they set it [in] its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even [when] he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble.

Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.

And he saw that there was no man, and was surprised that there was no one to take up their cause: so his arm gave salvation, and he made righteousness his support.

I looked, but there was no helper, I was appalled that there was no one to give support; so my own arm brought me victory, and as for my wrath, it supported me.

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon [chief god of the sacred city] of Thebes [the capital of Upper Egypt], and Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her gods and her kings—even Pharaoh and those who put their trust in him [as a shield against Babylon].

For this reason the Lord has said: See, I will give support to your cause, and take payment for what you have undergone; I will make her sea dry, and her fountain without water.

Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

When they reached out to you for support, you tore their hands and dislocated all of their shoulders. When they tried to lean on you, they couldn't control their own bowels.'

‘Thus says the Lord,“Indeed, those who support Egypt will fallAnd the pride of her power will come down;From Migdol to SyeneThey will fall within her by the sword,”Declares the Lord God.

It will support all kinds of living creatures that will thrive abundantly wherever the river flows. There will be a great many fish, because this water will flow there and turn the salt water fresh. As a result, everything will live wherever the river flows.

And the residue in length, alongside the holy heave-offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward: it shall be alongside the holy heave-offering; and the increase thereof shall be for the support of them that serve the city.

In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.

No one has the courage to support me against them except Michael, your prince. However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth. >

"And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, {I stood} as a support and as a protection for him.

He will resolve to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him. He will give him a daughter in marriage to destroy it, but she will not stand with him or support him.

I saw the sovereign One standing by the altar and he said, "Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.

Depart in shameful nakedness,you residents of Shaphir;the residents of Zaanan will not come out.Beth-ezel is lamenting;its support is taken from you.

Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?

Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘A strong support for us are the inhabitants of Jerusalem through the Lord of hosts, their God.’

and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:He will give His angels orders concerning you,and they will support you with their handsso that you will not strikeyour foot against a stone.”

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

But you say, "Whoever tells his father or his mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me has been given to God,"

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.

But you say, "If anyone tells his father or mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me is Corban,"' (that is, an offering to God)

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

andthey will support you with their hands,so that you will not strikeyour foot against a stone.”

Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

If, however, Demetrius and the mechanics who support his contention have a grievance against any one, there are Assize-days and there are Proconsuls: let the persons interested accuse one another.

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who were with me.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

Who are you to judge the servant of another? Before his own master he stands [approved] or falls [out of favor]. And he [who serves the Master—the Lord] will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

Do we not have the right to financial support?

Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints,

And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.

I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except [for the fact] that I did not burden you [with my financial support]? Forgive me [for doing you] this injustice!

Now I'm ready to visit you for a third time, and I will not bother you for help. I do not want your things, but rather you yourselves. Children should not have to support their parents, but parents their children.

But be that as it may, I did not burden you [with my support]. But [some say that] I was sly and took you by trickery.

The one who is taught the word [of God] is to share all good things with his teacher [contributing to his spiritual and material support].

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day [to pay our own way] so that we would not be a financial burden on any of you [for our support];

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Support widows who are genuinely widows.

No widow should be placed on the official support list unless she is at least 60 years old, has been the wife of one husband,

The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

After all, they went on their trip for the sake of the Name, accepting no support from gentiles.