Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'money' occurs 178 times in the standard works.

78 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'money' in the standard works and contain 43.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 12:4-16 (14 in 13 verses)

Gen. 47:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 43:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 3:48-51 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 14:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 9:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

 9:50 Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

 9:51 Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.




Acts 8:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 42:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 24:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 51:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:70 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:89-90 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 117 0 117
NT 23 2 25
BM 14 0 14
2 Ne. 5 0 5
Alma 3 0 3
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 1 0 1
DC 23 19 42
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 178 21 199

2 Ne. 9:50
Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 Ne. 9:51
Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.

2 Ne. 26:25
Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

2 Ne. 26:31
But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.