Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wo' occurs 112 times in the standard works.

62 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wo' in the standard works and contain 55.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 25 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:30-38 (9 in 9 verses)


2 Ne. 28:24-29 (6 in 6 verses)

 28:24 Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!

 28:25 Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well!

 28:26 Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!

 28:27 Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need no more!

 28:28 And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God! For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness; and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he shall fall.

 28:29 Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough!




Hel. 13:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 9:2 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:15-16 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 38:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:94-95 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 4083 4083
NT 0 1617 1617
BM 88 2589 2677
DC 19 855 874
PGP 5 204 209
TOTAL 112 9348 9460

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