Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wrath' occurs 280 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wrath' in the standard works and contain 16.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 2:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

Job 32:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 32:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Ne. 14:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

 14:15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.

 14:16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things--

 14:17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.




Alma 12:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 76:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:35-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 27:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:106-107 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:105-106 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 151 2 153
NT 47 1 48
BM 44 0 44
1 Ne. 9 0 9
2 Ne. 6 0 6
Jacob 1 0 1
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 11 0 11
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 9 0 9
DC 37 0 37
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 280 3 283

1 Ne. 13:11
And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.

1 Ne. 13:14
And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.

1 Ne. 13:18
And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.

1 Ne. 14:15
And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.

1 Ne. 14:16
And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things--

1 Ne. 14:17
And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 17:35
Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favored of God. But behold, this people had rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them; and the Lord did curse the land against them, and bless it unto our fathers; yea, he did curse it against them unto their destruction, and he did bless it unto our fathers unto their obtaining power over it.

1 Ne. 22:16
For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.

1 Ne. 22:17
Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire.