Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'joy' occurs 343 times in the standard works.

107 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'joy' in the standard works and contain 31.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 27:17-19 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 18:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 9:3 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:3 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:10 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

John 16:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 26:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 12:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 35:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

John 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 102 41 143
NT 63 10 73
BM 137 10 147
DC 37 6 43
PGP 4 1 5
Moses 4 1 5
TOTAL 343 68 411

Moses 5:10
And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God.

Moses 5:11
And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

Moses 7:53
And the Lord said: Blessed is he through whose seed Messiah shall come; for he saith-- I am Messiah, the King of Zion, the Rock of Heaven, which is broad as eternity; whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up by me shall never fall; wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy.

Moses 7:67
And the Lord showed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world; and he saw the day of the righteous, the hour of their redemption, and received a fulness of joy;