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

Ps. 50:2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Ps. 119:96
I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Ps. 139:16
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.