¹⁶ Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

³ Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

⁴ Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

¹² Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹ You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

⁶ David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

³² but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers{The word for "brothers" here may be also correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}."

³ Behold, you have instructed many, You have strengthened the weak hands.

⁴ Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.

¹⁸ I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [work].

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

⁴³ An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

⁹ Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

¹⁰ For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.

¹¹ Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?

¹² If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

²⁸ But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see.

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

⁵ But I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

²² Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive: