Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wisdom' occurs 377 times in the standard works.

109 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wisdom' in the standard works and contain 28.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 47 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 2:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 4:29-34 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Cor. 1:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Cor. 1:19-24 (6 in 6 verses)

JS-H 1:11-13 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 57:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 9:15-10:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Eccl. 1:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 7:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 35:35-36:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 9:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 4:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:118 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 38:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 89:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 181 0 181
NT 53 0 53
BM 59 0 59
DC 72 0 72
PGP 12 0 12
Moses 2 0 2
Abr. 3 0 3
JS-H 7 0 7
TOTAL 377 0 377

JS-H 1:11
While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

JS-H 1:12
Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed wisdom from God, I did; for how to act I did not know, and unless I could get more wisdom than I then had, I would never know; for the teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.

JS-H 1:13
At length I came to the conclusion that I must either remain in darkness and confusion, or else I must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to "ask of God," concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would give liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.

JS-H 1:26
I had now got my mind satisfied so far as the sectarian world was concerned-- that it was not my duty to join with any of them, but to continue as I was until further directed. I had found the testimony of James to be true-- that a man who lacked wisdom might ask of God, and obtain, and not be upbraided.

JS-H 1:60
I soon found out the reason why I had received such strict charges to keep them safe, and why it was that the messenger had said that when I had done what was required at my hand, he would call for them. For no sooner was it known that I had them, than the most strenuous exertions were used to get them from me. Every stratagem that could be invented was resorted to for that purpose. The persecution became more bitter and severe than before, and multitudes were on the alert continually to get them from me if possible. But by the wisdom of God, they remained safe in my hands, until I had accomplished by them what was required at my hand. When, according to arrangements, the messenger called for them, I delivered them up to him; and he has them in his charge until this day, being the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.