Bible: “Harsh” – SG Heritage Dictionary

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29 verses contain “Harsh” (in the KJV: 2, in the BSB: 29) — showing 1–29

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But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”

Genesis 42:30

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

Exodus 1:14

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

Leviticus 25:43

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Leviticus 25:46

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.

Leviticus 25:53

And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

Judges 4:3

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

1 Samuel 20:10

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

1 Samuel 25:3

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

2 Chronicles 10:13

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders

Ezra 2:52

The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

Ezra 2:59

And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

Nehemiah 7:54

The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,

Nehemiah 7:61

And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:

Job 39:16

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:10

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

Isaiah 19:4

And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Lamentations 1:3

Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

Daniel 2:15

He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

Malachi 3:13

Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

Luke 19:21

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

Luke 19:22

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Colossians 2:23

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Colossians 3:19

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Jude 1:15

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”