What the Bible says about encouraging others

The 10 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Thess 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

Heb 10:24–25And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Eph 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Prov 12:25Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Heb 3:13But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Gal 6:2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

1 Thess 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

Col 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Prov 27:17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

1 Thess 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain