Genesis 50:21
So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.
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Genesis 34:3Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.
Genesis 45:10The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:
Genesis 47:12And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.
Isaiah 40:2Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.
Matthew 6:14For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.
1 Thessalonians 5:15Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:16-22
Joseph Comforts His Brethren. ( b. c. 1689.) 15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God… Read the whole commentary →