Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'evil' occurs 794 times in the standard works.

239 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'evil' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 93 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:8-17 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 18:8-12 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Pet. 3:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 12:21-13:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 29:5 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:34-35 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:35-38 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 24:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:45 (3 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 17:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 11:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Amos 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 3:10-4:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 31:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 140:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Jn. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:76 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 11:10-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:29-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 483 26 509
NT 132 127 259
BM 134 143 277
1 Ne. 0 16 16
2 Ne. 16 27 43
Jacob 7 6 13
Enos 1 0 1
Omni 1 1 2
Mosiah 20 12 32
Alma 37 44 81
Hel. 14 10 24
3 Ne. 15 14 29
Morm. 5 1 6
Ether 4 5 9
Moro. 14 7 21
DC 29 39 68
PGP 16 7 23
TOTAL 794 342 1136

Alma 5:40
For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil.

Alma 5:41
Therefore, if a man bringeth forth good works he hearkeneth unto the voice of the good shepherd, and he doth follow him; but whosoever bringeth forth evil works, the same becometh a child of the devil, for he hearkeneth unto his voice, and doth follow him.

Alma 9:28
Therefore, prepare ye the way of the Lord, for the time is at hand that all men shall reap a reward of their works, according to that which they have been-- if they have been righteous they shall reap the salvation of their souls, according to the power and deliverance of Jesus Christ; and if they have been evil they shall reap the damnation of their souls, according to the power and captivation of the devil.

Alma 11:25
And now thou hast lied before God unto me. Thou saidst unto me-- Behold these six onties, which are of great worth, I will give unto thee-- when thou hadst it in thy heart to retain them from me; and it was only thy desire that I should deny the true and living God, that thou mightest have cause to destroy me. And now behold, for this great evil thou shalt have thy reward.

Alma 11:44
Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.

Alma 12:31
Wherefore, he gave commandments unto men, they having first transgressed the first commandments as to things which were temporal, and becoming as gods, knowing good from evil, placing themselves in a state to act, or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures, whether to do evil or to do good--

Alma 12:32
Therefore God gave unto them commandments, after having made known unto them the plan of redemption, that they should not do evil, the penalty thereof being a second death, which was an everlasting death as to things pertaining unto righteousness; for on such the plan of redemption could have no power, for the works of justice could not be destroyed, according to the supreme goodness of God.

Alma 13:3
And this is the manner after which they were ordained-- being called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to choose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling, yea, with that holy calling which was prepared with, and according to, a preparatory redemption for such.

Alma 19:19
And now the people began to murmur among themselves; some saying that it was a great evil that had come upon them, or upon the king and his house, because he had suffered that the Nephite should remain in the land.

Alma 19:20
But others rebuked them, saying: The king hath brought this evil upon his house, because he slew his servants who had had their flocks scattered at the waters of Sebus.

Alma 19:33
And it came to pass that when Ammon arose he also administered unto them, and also did all the servants of Lamoni; and they did all declare unto the people the selfsame thing-- that their hearts had been changed; that they had no more desire to do evil.

Alma 22:21
Now when the queen saw the fear of the servants she also began to fear exceedingly, lest there should some evil come upon her. And she commanded her servants that they should go and call the people, that they might slay Aaron and his brethren.

Alma 29:5
Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.

Alma 40:11
Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection-- Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.

Alma 40:13
And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of the wicked, yea, who are evil-- for behold, they have no part nor portion of the Spirit of the Lord; for behold, they chose evil works rather than good; therefore the spirit of the devil did enter into them, and take possession of their house-- and these shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil.

Alma 40:26
But behold, an awful death cometh upon the wicked; for they die as to things pertaining to things of righteousness; for they are unclean, and no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of God; but they are cast out, and consigned to partake of the fruits of their labors or their works, which have been evil; and they drink the dregs of a bitter cup.

Alma 41:4
And if their works are evil they shall be restored unto them for evil. Therefore, all things shall be restored to their proper order, every thing to its natural frame-- mortality raised to immortality, corruption to incorruption-- raised to endless happiness to inherit the kingdom of God, or to endless misery to inherit the kingdom of the devil, the one on one hand, the other on the other--

Alma 41:5
The one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness, or good according to his desires of good; and the other to evil according to his desires of evil; for as he has desired to do evil all the day long even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh.

Alma 41:7
These are they that are redeemed of the Lord; yea, these are they that are taken out, that are delivered from that endless night of darkness; and thus they stand or fall; for behold, they are their own judges, whether to do good or do evil.

Alma 41:13
O, my son, this is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again evil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish-- good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful.

Alma 42:3
Now, we see that the man had become as God, knowing good and evil; and lest he should put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever, the Lord God placed cherubim and the flaming sword, that he should not partake of the fruit--

Alma 42:28
If he has desired to do evil, and has not repented in his days, behold, evil shall be done unto him, according to the restoration of God.

Alma 46:8
Thus we see how quick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity, and to be led away by the evil one.

Alma 47:4
Now behold, this was the desire of Amalickiah; for he being a very subtle man to do evil therefore he laid the plan in his heart to dethrone the king of the Lamanites.

Alma 61:14
Therefore, my beloved brother, Moroni, let us resist evil, and whatsoever evil we cannot resist with our words, yea, such as rebellions and dissensions, let us resist them with our swords, that we may retain our freedom, that we may rejoice in the great privilege of our church, and in the cause of our Redeemer and our God.