Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”
The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
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