Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'strength' occurs 397 times in the standard works.

100 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'strength' in the standard works and contain 25.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 40 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 10:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:7-29:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Job 6:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 68:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 84:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 90:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 44:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 10:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:56 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:55 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 40:31-41:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)


Dan. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

 10:17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.




1 Ne. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 113:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 225 71 296
Gen. 3 1 4
Ex. 6 0 6
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 2 1 3
Josh. 3 0 3
Judg. 8 3 11
1 Sam. 6 1 7
2 Sam. 2 1 3
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 5 1 6
2 Chr. 2 13 15
Ezra 0 3 3
Neh. 2 2 4
Job 24 4 28
Ps. 74 11 85
Prov. 10 2 12
Eccl. 3 1 4
Isa. 35 7 42
Jer. 3 1 4
Lam. 3 0 3
Ezek. 5 7 12
Dan. 10 6 16
Hosea 2 1 3
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 2 2 4
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 2 0 2
Hab. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 2 3
NT 17 10 27
BM 119 29 148
DC 29 13 42
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 397 123 520

Dan. 2:37
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

Dan. 2:41
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

Dan. 10:8
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

Dan. 10:16
And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Dan. 10:17
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

Dan. 10:18
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

Dan. 10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

Dan. 11:1
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

Dan. 11:2
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

Dan. 11:6
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

Dan. 11:12
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.

Dan. 11:15
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

Dan. 11:17
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.

Dan. 11:31
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.