Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'than' occurs 687 times in the standard works.

232 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'than' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 82 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lam. 4:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

 4:6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

 4:7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

 4:8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

 4:9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.




Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 42:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Job 11:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 19:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 55:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:98-100 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 16:32-17:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 7:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 9:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 11:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 7:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:47 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 52:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 84:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 93:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:37 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 118:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 18:24-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 344 308 652
Gen. 15 2 17
Ex. 5 0 5
Lev. 12 5 17
Num. 5 13 18
Deut. 9 1 10
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 8 3 11
Ruth 3 0 3
1 Sam. 10 73 83
2 Sam. 14 40 54
1 Kgs. 14 18 32
2 Kgs. 4 5 9
1 Chr. 3 44 47
2 Chr. 8 11 19
Ezra 1 9 10
Neh. 0 15 15
Esth. 4 2 6
Job 29 1 30
Ps. 39 35 74
Prov. 43 0 43
Eccl. 35 0 35
Song. 6 0 6
Isa. 15 3 18
Jer. 9 23 32
Lam. 7 0 7
Ezek. 20 0 20
Dan. 10 2 12
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 2 1 3
Jonah 3 1 4
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 4 0 4
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 139 95 234
BM 131 49 180
DC 48 16 64
PGP 25 1 26
TOTAL 687 469 1156

Lam. 4:6
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

Lam. 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

Lam. 4:8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Lam. 4:9
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

Lam. 4:19
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.