Exhort vs Edifying - What's the difference?
exhort | edifying |
To urge; to advise earnestly.
* Bible, Acts ii. 40
* J. D. Forbes
* , Episode 12, The Cyclops
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That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
As verbs the difference between exhort and edifying
is that exhort is to urge; to advise earnestly while edifying is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective edifying is
that educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.exhort
English
Verb
(en verb)- With many other words did he testify and exhort .
- Let me exhort you to take care of yourself.
- Asked if he had any message for the living he exhorted all who were still at the wrong side of Maya to acknowledge the true path for it was reported in devanic circles that Mars and Jupiter were out for mischief on the eastern angle where the ram has power.
- Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having walked out on them, perhaps because Harry’s descent into listlessness galvanized his dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the other two into action.
Synonyms
* See also * imploreDerived terms
* exhortation * exhortativeedifying
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)- "Do not let any corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers." -Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)