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comfort

Meaning of “comfort”

Sense 1: Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress. Sense 2: To strengthen, encourage, or console.

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66 occurrences62 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 5:29

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Showing verses 11–20 of 62 · 66 word occurrences in this result

Job 6:10
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 6:10 · retained source text

Then should I yet haue comfort, yea I would harden my selfe in sorrow; let him not spare, for I haue not concealed the words of the holy One.

Job 7:13
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 7:13 · retained source text

When I say, My bed shal comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint:

Job 9:27
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 9:27 · retained source text

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.

Job 10:20
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 10:20 · retained source text

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

1611 marginal noteSee Chap. 8.9. and 7.6.

Job 21:34
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 21:34 · retained source text

How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaineth falshood?

1611 marginal noteHeb. transgression.

Psalms 23:4
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 23:4 · retained source text

Yea though I walke through the valley of the shadowe of death, I will feare no euill: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffe, they comfort me.

1611 marginal notePsal.3.6 & 118.6.

Psalms 71:21
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 71:21 · retained source text

Thou shalt increase my greatnesse, and comfort me on euery side.

Psalms 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:50 · retained source text

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalms 119:76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 119:76 · retained source text

Let, I pray thee, thy mercifull kindnesse be for my comfort; according to thy word vnto thy seruant.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to comfort me.

Psalms 119:82
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:82 · retained source text

Mine eyes faile for thy word: saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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