15 occurrences

'Sharp' in the Bible

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

Verse ConceptsFlintForeskinsKnivesSharpnessCovered With BloodSevering Body PartsCare Of FeetWood And Stone

At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

Verse ConceptsCeremoniesDoing Things Twice

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Verse ConceptsCommemoration

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Verse ConceptsGarrisonsSharpness

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Verse ConceptsThreshingThings UnderMarshes

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfFeetArrows, Described AsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsSharp Tools

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

Verse ConceptsTongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfBitingLionsSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristTeethSharpnessEnemies Surrounding

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsSymbolsArrows

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Verse ConceptsSharpnessTwo SidedBitterness

Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Verse ConceptsTeethThreshingMountains Removed

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodMouthsQuiversShadowsSharpnessShadow Of GodGod Hiding PeopleSpeaking As From GodArrows

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's rasor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBarbersBaldnessBeardsArts And Crafts, Types ofRazorsWeighingCutting HairDividing Into Three ThingsHairbalance

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Abrupt (1 instance)
Acute (5 instances)
Agonizing (1 instance)
Astute (3 instances)
Barbed (5 instances)
Bristling (1 instance)
Consuming (46 instances)
Corroding (4 instances)
Cracked (8 instances)
Craggy (1 instance)
Crisp (1 instance)
Discriminating (4 instances)
Excruciating (1 instance)
Grating (11 instances)
Harsh (38 instances)
Penetrating (3 instances)
Piercing (13 instances)
Shrewd (23 instances)
Shrill (1 instance)

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