Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'more' occurs 1174 times in the standard works.

362 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'more' in the standard works and contain 30.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 138 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 16:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Rev. 18:21-23 (6 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:22-24 (5 in 3 verses)

Job 7:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 11:6 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 5:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 5:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 19:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 1:5 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 37:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:30-25:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 10:28-11:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 60:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 22:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 12:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 12:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:40-53:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 38:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:54 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 33:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 20:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 71:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 115:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:75 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:51 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:80 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:48 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 34:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:99-100 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:15-42:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 108:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 460 197 657
NT 226 26 252
BM 374 19 393
1 Ne. 23 0 23
2 Ne. 38 4 42
Jacob 14 0 14
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 35 8 43
Alma 135 4 139
Hel. 48 2 50
3 Ne. 38 1 39
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 11 0 11
Ether 15 0 15
Moro. 7 0 7
DC 95 2 97
PGP 19 3 22
TOTAL 1174 247 1421

1 Ne. 5:2
For she had supposed that we had perished in the wilderness; and she also had complained against my father, telling him that he was a visionary man; saying: Behold thou hast led us forth from the land of our inheritance, and my sons are no more, and we perish in the wilderness.

1 Ne. 5:19
Wherefore, he said that these plates of brass should never perish; neither should they be dimmed any more by time. And he prophesied many things concerning his seed.

1 Ne. 9:1
And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak, as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel, and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.

1 Ne. 9:4
Upon the other plates should be engraven an account of the reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people; wherefore these plates are for the more part of the ministry; and the other plates are for the more part of the reign of the kings and the wars and contentions of my people.

1 Ne. 10:15
And after this manner of language did my father prophesy and speak unto my brethren, and also many more things which I do not write in this book; for I have written as many of them as were expedient for me in mine other book.

1 Ne. 14:2
And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.

1 Ne. 15:20
And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.

1 Ne. 16:1
And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end of speaking to my brethren, behold they said unto me: Thou hast declared unto us hard things, more than we are able to bear.

1 Ne. 16:16
And we did follow the directions of the ball, which led us in the more fertile parts of the wilderness.

1 Ne. 17:34
Do ye suppose that our fathers would have been more choice than they if they had been righteous? I say unto you, Nay.

1 Ne. 17:49
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto them that they should murmur no more against their father; neither should they withhold their labor from me, for God had commanded me that I should build a ship.

1 Ne. 19:2
And I knew not at the time when I made them that I should be commanded of the Lord to make these plates; wherefore, the record of my father, and the genealogy of his fathers, and the more part of all our proceedings in the wilderness are engraven upon those first plates of which I have spoken; wherefore, the things which transpired before I made these plates are, of a truth, more particularly made mention upon the first plates.

1 Ne. 19:3
And after I had made these plates by way of commandment, I, Nephi, received a commandment that the ministry and the prophecies, the more plain and precious parts of them, should be written upon these plates; and that the things which were written should be kept for the instruction of my people, who should possess the land, and also for other wise purposes, which purposes are known unto the Lord.

1 Ne. 19:5
And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter; and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I have spoken; and this I do that the more sacred things may be kept for the knowledge of my people.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 19:15
Nevertheless, when that day cometh, saith the prophet, that they no more turn aside their hearts against the Holy One of Israel, then will he remember the covenants which he made to their fathers.

1 Ne. 19:23
And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.

1 Ne. 21:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; for the feet of those who are in the east shall be established; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for they shall be smitten no more; for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

1 Ne. 22:4
And behold, there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away; and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away.

1 Ne. 22:15
For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned.