Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sharp' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sharp' in the standard works and contain 29% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rev. 14:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 41:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 11 28
NT 8 3 11
BM 6 7 13
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 1 3 4
Jarom 1 0 1
W of M 0 1 1
Alma 2 1 3
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Moro. 0 2 2
DC 0 9 9
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 31 30 61

1 Ne. 21:2
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;

2 Ne. 15:28
Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.

Jarom 1:8
And we multiplied exceedingly, and spread upon the face of the land, and became exceedingly rich in gold, and in silver, and in precious things, and in fine workmanship of wood, in buildings, and in machinery, and also in iron and copper, and brass and steel, making all manner of tools of every kind to till the ground, and weapons of war-- yea, the sharp pointed arrow, and the quiver, and the dart, and the javelin, and all preparations for war.

Alma 19:28
And thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the woman servant who had caused the multitude to be gathered together came, and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

Alma 44:18
But behold, their naked skins and their bare heads were exposed to the sharp swords of the Nephites; yea, behold they were pierced and smitten, yea, and did fall exceedingly fast before the swords of the Nephites; and they began to be swept down, even as the soldier of Moroni had prophesied.

3 Ne. 8:7
And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land.