24 occurrences

'Smooth' in the Bible

And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, But Esau my brother is covered with hair, while I am smooth:

Verse ConceptsSkinSmoothnessHairy PeopleSmooth

And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:

Verse ConceptsHairsCovering NakednessShepherds, As OccupationsCraftinessAnimal SkinsSmoothnessSmooth

Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.

Verse ConceptsBagsequipping, physicalSlingsSmall Things God UsesFive ThingsThrowing StonesSlinging Stones

Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

Verse ConceptsBronzeMirrorsCreation Of The SkyArrogantly Like God

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

Verse ConceptsVanityFlatteryFlattery, Used By The Wickeddouble mindednessVain TalkThose Who Are LiarsDeceptionHurt And BetrayalLying And Deceitmotives

The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFlattery

You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsShowersSoftnessGod BlessesChange And Growth

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

Verse ConceptsHarlotsSalvation By Other ThingsGodly WomanSexual Purity

They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

Verse ConceptsLove, In RelationshipsTongueEleganceThe TongueWomen's Beauty

So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

Verse ConceptsPersuasion

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Verse ConceptsFlatteryTongueFalsehoodGuileComplimentsLyingHurtLying And Deceitlieingcrushes

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersFlatteryProverbsComplimentsReproving Peoplecriticismrebuking

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

Verse ConceptsFlatteryNetsMan Trapping

His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires.

Verse ConceptsIvoryWearing Jewellery

Which sends its representatives by the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the waters. Go back quickly, O representatives, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people causing fear through all their history; a strong nation, crushing down its haters, whose land is cut through by rivers.

Verse ConceptsBabylonenvoyPapyrusDivision Of WatersTall PeopleSea TravelBoatsWaters DividingFearing Other People

In that time an offering will be made to the Lord of armies from a people tall and smooth, causing fear through all their history; a strong nation, crushing down its haters, whose land is cut through by rivers, an offering taken to the place of the name of the Lord of armies, even Mount Zion.

Verse ConceptsGiftsGiving To GodDivision Of WatersTall PeopleWaters DividingFearing Other PeopleAmerica

The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfPaths Of BelieversUprightnessStraight PathsSmoothnessSmoothPathsweight

So the metal-worker put heart into the gold-worker, and he who was hammering the metal smooth said kind words to the iron-worker, saying of the plate, It is ready: and he put it together with nails, so that there might be no slipping.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofRidicule, Nature OfSkillToolsGoldsmithsBlacksmithsHammersNailsEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging Othersencouragingwoodworkingcraftsmanshipprocess

Among the smooth stones of the valley is your heritage; they, even they, are your part: even to them have you made a drink offering and a meal offering. Is it possible for such things to be overlooked by me?

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made his army do hard work against Tyre, and the hair came off every head and every arm was rubbed smooth: but he and his army got no payment out of Tyre for the hard work which he had done against it.

Verse ConceptsBaldnessBare ArmsThose Who Toiled

Bible Theasaurus

Bland (1 instance)
Fluid (14 instances)
Glassy (2 instances)
Glaze (1 instance)
Level (45 instances)
Level (45 instances)
Liquid (37 instances)
Polish (1 instance)
Shine (68 instances)
Tranquil (6 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain