Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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1 Samuel 13:20,21 So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake. . . .

Joshua 1:18 He that shall gainsay thy mouth, and not obey all thy words, that thou shalt command him, let him die: only take thou courage, and do manfully.

Joshua 2:24 And said: the Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are overthrown with fear.

1 Samuel 11:9,10 And they said to the messengers that came: Thus shall you say to the men of Jabes Galaad: To morrow, when the sun shall be hot, you shall have relief. The messengers therefore came, and told the men of Jabes, and they were glad. . . .

1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:

2 Samuel 10:11,12 And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me, but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee. . . .

Job 4:3,4 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: . . .

Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:3 That no man should be moved in these tribulations: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

2 Timothy 1:8,12 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God. . . .

2 Timothy 2:3,9-13 Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. . . .

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works:

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations:

1 Peter 4:12,13 Dearly beloved, think not strange the burning heat which is to try you: as if some new thing happened to you. . . .