And Comfort

and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

• Bread
• Food

and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. and they said, So do, as thou hast said.

and these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

• Weeping

and all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

and it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

and he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, comfort thine heart, I pray thee. and they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

• Condolence
• Friendship
• David

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. and David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. and David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

and Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

and David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. and David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

• Condolence

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

• Exemplified
• Assurance

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

• Virgin

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

and they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.

Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

• Dream

For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.

But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. and the woman was made whole from that hour.

and Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. and they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

and he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

• Kindness

and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

• Galilee
• Church
• Judaea

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

• Bowels
• Church

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

• Circumcision

and Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

• Gospel

and sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.