Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cursed' occurs 121 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cursed' in the standard works and contain 33.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 27:15-26 (12 in 12 verses)

 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.




Deut. 28:16-19 (6 in 4 verses)

Hel. 13:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 67 17 84
Gen. 7 0 7
Lev. 4 0 4
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 21 1 22
Josh. 2 13 15
Judg. 2 1 3
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 0 1 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 2 0 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 0 1 1
Jer. 6 0 6
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 5 5 10
BM 30 6 36
DC 10 1 11
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 121 29 150

Deut. 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Deut. 13:17
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Deut. 21:23
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Deut. 27:15
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Deut. 27:16
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:17
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:18
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:21
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:22
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:23
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:24
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:26
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 28:16
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deut. 28:17
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deut. 28:18
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deut. 28:19
Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.