'Sharp' in the Bible

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.

Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.

And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.

Sweet is the memory of the fish we had in Egypt for nothing, and the fruit and green plants of every sort, sharp and pleasing to the taste:

Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.

If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.

And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.

Then Gideon said, Because of this, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will have you stretched on a bed of thorns of the waste land and on sharp stems, and have you crushed as grain is crushed on a grain-floor.

Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.

And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.

But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;

Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh.

And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

I am broken by his wrath, and his hate has gone after me; he has made his teeth sharp against me: my haters are looking on me with cruel eyes;

The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.

Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head?

The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.

Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.

If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.

You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.

Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.

Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm.

For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.

For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod.

And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;

The sin of Judah is recorded with a pen of iron, and with the sharp point of a jewel it is cut on their hearts of stone, and on the horns of their altars for a sign to them:

Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.

And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, using it like a haircutter's blade, and making it go over your head and the hair of your chin: and take scales for separating the hair by weight.

Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:

It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...

And I have given it to the polisher so that it may be taken in the hand: he has made the sword sharp, he has had it polished, to put it into the hand of him who gives death.

And there will no longer be a plant with sharp points wounding the children of Israel, or a thorn troubling them among any who are round about them, who put shame on them; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.

He says sharp words to the sea and makes it dry, drying up all the rivers: Bashan is feeble, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon is without strength.

And the Lord said to the Satan, May the Lord's word be sharp against you, O Satan, the word of the Lord who has taken Jerusalem for himself: is this not a burning branch pulled out of the fire?

And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.

Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

But turning round he said sharp words to them.

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

And there was a sharp argument between them, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and went by ship to Cyprus;

For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,

To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos say: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:

To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

And I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud I saw one seated, like a son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp curved blade.

And another angel came out from the house of God which is in heaven, having a sharp curved blade.

And another angel came out from the altar, who has power over fire; and he gave a loud cry to him who had the sharp curved blade, saying, Put in your sharp blade, and let the grapes of the vine of the earth be cut; for her grapes are fully ready.

And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which he overcomes the nations: and he has rule over them with a rod of iron: and he is crushing with his feet the grapes of the strong wrath of God the Ruler of all.