| Deuteronomy 1:38 | [But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. |
| Deuteronomy 3:28 | 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 thou shalt see. |
| 2 Samuel 11:25 | Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. |
| Psalms 64:5 | They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? |