Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'perfect' occurs 152 times in the standard works.

43 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'perfect' in the standard works and contain 28.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 9:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 25:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 101:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:48 (2 in 1 verse)

James 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:48 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:69 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 57 12 69
Gen. 2 0 2
Lev. 1 0 1
Deut. 4 0 4
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 5 2 7
Ezra 1 0 1
Job 10 3 13
Ps. 10 3 13
Prov. 3 0 3
Isa. 4 1 5
Jer. 0 1 1
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 5 1 6
NT 42 18 60
BM 37 10 47
DC 15 13 28
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 152 54 206

Isa. 18:5
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

Isa. 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isa. 38:3
And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Isa. 42:19
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?