Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'understanding' occurs 194 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'understanding' in the standard works and contain 18.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 14:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 14:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

 14:19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.




Deut. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 17:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 136 0 136
NT 24 0 24
Matt. 1 0 1
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 3 0 3
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 7 0 7
Eph. 3 0 3
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 20 1 21
DC 13 4 17
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 194 6 200

1 Cor. 1:19
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1 Cor. 14:14
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

1 Cor. 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1 Cor. 14:19
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

1 Cor. 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.