1Sa 30:6, Ezr 10:2, Job 22:29-30, Psa 112:7, Isa 43:1-2, Act 23:11, 27:25, 36 | ESV | STEP | And David was greatly distressed , for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul , each for his sons and daughters . But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God .

1 Samuel 30:6

6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke ^aof stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, ^{▼▼Compare 22:2} each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Ezra 10:2

2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: ^c“We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

Job 22:29-30

29 For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’; ^{▼▼Or you say, ‘It is exaltation’}
but he saves ^ethe lowly.
30 He ^fdelivers even the one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through ^gthe cleanness of your hands.”

Psalms 112:7

7 He is not ^hafraid of bad news;
his ⁱheart is firm, ^jtrusting in the Lord.

Isaiah 43:1-2

Israel’s Only Savior

1 But now thus says the Lord,
^khe who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
^l“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
^mI have called you by name, you are mine.
2 ⁿWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
^owhen you walk through fire ^pyou shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.

Acts 23:11

11 ^qThe following night ^rthe Lord stood by him and said, ^s“Take courage, for ^tas you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must ^utestify also in Rome.”

Acts 27:25

25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.

Acts 27:36

36 Then they all ^vwere encouraged and ate some food themselves.