reward vs take heart

reward

verb
  • To recompense. 

  • To give a reward to or for. 

noun
  • Something of value given in return for an act. 

  • A prize promised for a certain deed or catch 

  • The result of an action, whether good or bad. 

take heart

verb
  • To be courageous; to regain one's courage. 

intj
  • Used when encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult situation. 

How often have the words reward and take heart occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )