Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'words' occurs 1335 times in the standard works.

541 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'words' in the standard works and contain 40.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 232 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 33:4-14 (12 in 11 verses)

2 Ne. 11:2-8 (10 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 3:19-4:3 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 27:6-15 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 29:8-30:3 (10 in 10 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:9 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 6:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 19:28-34 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 19:7-10 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 11:46-12:2 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 11:41-12:2 (5 in 3 verses)

Dan. 10:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Jacob 3:14-4:3 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 10:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Jer. 36:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 25:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 8:13 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 32:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:33-34 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 19:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 27:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 6:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 4:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 17:20-18:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:47-50 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 35:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 35:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 11:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 23:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 23:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:40 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 24:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 12:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 2:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 22:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:34-10:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 10:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 37:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 11:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:32-37:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 2:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:30-5:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 17:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:31-14:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 44:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:23-46:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 11:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 16:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 5:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:41-2:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 5:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 15:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 22:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 43:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:19 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 85:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:118 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:30-32:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 34:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


Eccl. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.




Eccl. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Jude 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:29-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 59:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:94-95 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 449 18 467
Gen. 18 0 18
Ex. 19 0 19
Num. 6 0 6
Deut. 39 0 39
Josh. 7 0 7
Judg. 8 0 8
1 Sam. 19 1 20
2 Sam. 10 0 10
1 Kgs. 9 0 9
2 Kgs. 19 1 20
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 17 0 17
Ezra 2 0 2
Neh. 11 1 12
Esth. 4 0 4
Job 39 0 39
Ps. 25 2 27
Prov. 40 1 41
Eccl. 13 0 13
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 17 2 19
Jer. 83 0 83
Ezek. 10 7 17
Dan. 15 0 15
Hosea 3 0 3
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 1 2
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 6 0 6
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 97 6 103
BM 640 42 682
DC 124 0 124
PGP 25 0 25
TOTAL 1335 66 1401

Eccl. 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Eccl. 5:2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Eccl. 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

Eccl. 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Eccl. 7:21
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Eccl. 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Eccl. 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Eccl. 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Eccl. 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Eccl. 10:14
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Eccl. 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Eccl. 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.