Proverbs 12:25, “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.” (NASB)

Ecclesiastes 10:12, “Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; . . .” (NASB)

Isaiah 50:4, “The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.” (NLT)

Romans 15:4, “For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” (NASB)

Hebrews 3:13, “But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today.'”(NASB)