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)

 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.




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
Matt. 3 0 3
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 7 0 7
Acts 4 0 4
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 18 0 18
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 3 0 3
Col. 6 0 6
James 4 0 4
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 4 0 4
BM 59 0 59
DC 72 0 72
PGP 12 0 12
TOTAL 377 0 377

1 Cor. 1:17
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

1 Cor. 1:19
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1 Cor. 1:20
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1 Cor. 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1 Cor. 1:22
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

1 Cor. 1:24
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1 Cor. 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

1 Cor. 2:1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

1 Cor. 2:4
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

1 Cor. 2:5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

1 Cor. 2:6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

1 Cor. 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

1 Cor. 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1 Cor. 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

1 Cor. 12:8
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;