'Effective' in the Bible
“Are the consolations of God [as we have interpreted them to you] too trivial for you,[Or] were we too gentle toward you [in our first speech] to be effective?
"Thrusting at him with a sword won't be effective, nor will spears, darts, or javelins.
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.
no weapon that is forged against you will be effective. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their righteousness from me," says the LORD.