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)

 4:4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.




Prov. 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

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

Prov. 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

Prov. 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Prov. 1:21
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Prov. 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Prov. 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Prov. 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Prov. 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Prov. 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Prov. 4:20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Prov. 5:7
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Prov. 6:2
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Prov. 7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Prov. 7:5
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Prov. 7:24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Prov. 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

Prov. 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Prov. 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Prov. 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Prov. 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Prov. 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Prov. 17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Prov. 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Prov. 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Prov. 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Prov. 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Prov. 22:12
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

Prov. 22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Prov. 22:21
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Prov. 23:8
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Prov. 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Prov. 23:12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Prov. 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Prov. 29:19
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

Prov. 29:20
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Prov. 30:1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

Prov. 30:6
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Prov. 30:14
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Prov. 31:1
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.