Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Encouragement in the Bible is usually a verb before it is a feeling — the word behind it means to come alongside someone and put strength into them. Hebrews 10:24-25 makes it a community obligation: "consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works... exhorting one another." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 supplies the reason the practice works: comfort received is comfort given. The verses collected here work in both directions — some are for sending to a friend who is fading (Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9), and some are for the days when you are the one who needs a hand on the shoulder (Psalm 34:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:11). All fifteen are shown in full KJV text, ready to copy and send.
Quick answer: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 gives the pattern: God "comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble." Isaiah 41:10 supplies the most-quoted encouragement — "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" — and Hebrews 10:24-25 turns encouragement into a shared habit rather than a personal one: "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together... but exhorting one another."
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,
Hebrews 10:24
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
Romans 15:5
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Corinthians 1:3
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:4
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:10
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
Psalms 34:18
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
1 Corinthians 16:13
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”
2 Chronicles 20:17
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
Acts 20:24
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:23
Read these before sending them — a verse copied to a friend lands differently when it has been read slowly first. They fit the ordinary hard moments: a failed exam, a rejected application, a long illness, a first week somewhere new, a colleague who is quietly running on empty. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 specifies who gets this treatment: "comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men." The short verses (Psalm 34:18, Joshua 1:9) travel well in a text message; the longer ones (Romans 15:5, Colossians 3:23) work as a paragraph in a card.
Copy any verse directly from its card and send it with a sentence of your own — the sentence is the encouragement, the verse is the anchor. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible if the archaic phrasing is a barrier for the person receiving it. If you need one verse rather than fifteen, the random verse tool at the top of this page can draw from this theme on demand. For a longer note, the Bible verses about strength and hope pages pair naturally with this list.
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