11 Bible Verses about Sharpening
Most Relevant Verses
If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
If I sharpen My flashing sword,
And My hand takes hold on justice,
I will render vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.
If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and made it ready.
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord.’ Say,
‘A sword, a sword sharpened
And also polished!
‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash like lightning!’
Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree?
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.
It is given to be polished, that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
‘Sharpened to make a slaughter,
Polished to flash like lightning!’
Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree?
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
