Examples of encouragement

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Believers can encourage one another to have greater confidence in God and so to be bolder in living out their faith.

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In the OT

King Hezekiah encourages his people.
See also ; ; ; ; King Josiah; ; ; ;

In the NT

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See also ; ; Paul and Barnabas; ; ; ; after Paul’s ministry in Ephesus; Paul to the church at Rome; ; ; Paul’s fellow-worker, Tychicus; Paul in prison; ; Timothy; ; ; ;

Encouragement as exhortation in the life of faith

Paul describes his ministry.
See also John the Baptist; ; ; ; ; dealing with a repentant member; ; ; ; ; ;

Commands to encourage others

Isaiah 35:3–4 NASB95
Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”

To Moses:

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to David; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; the church overseer; ; ;

Failure to encourage

Condemnation of Israel’s leaders.
See also ; ; ; ;

Refusing to be comforted

Genesis 37:34–35 NASB95
So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
See also ; ;

Scripture censures those who encourage others to do evil

2 Chronicles 22:2–3 NASB95
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
See also after David and Joab had arranged Uriah’s death; evildoers; makers of idols; ; ; ;
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