Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cursed' occurs 121 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cursed' in the standard works and contain 33.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 27:15-26 (12 in 12 verses)

 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

 27:26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.





Deut. 28:16-19 (6 in 4 verses)

 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

 28:19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.





Hel. 13:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

 13:19 For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide up their treasures unto me; and cursed be they who hide not up their treasures unto me; for none hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the righteous; and he that hideth not up his treasures unto me, cursed is he, and also the treasure, and none shall redeem it because of the curse of the land.

 13:20 And the day shall come that they shall hide up their treasures, because they have set their hearts upon riches; and because they have set their hearts upon their riches, and will hide up their treasures when they shall flee before their enemies; because they will not hide them up unto me, cursed be they and also their treasures; and in that day shall they be smitten, saith the Lord.

 13:21 Behold ye, the people of this great city, and hearken unto my words; yea, hearken unto the words which the Lord saith; for behold, he saith that ye are cursed because of your riches, and also are your riches cursed because ye have set your hearts upon them, and have not hearkened unto the words of him who gave them unto you.





Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

 7:26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.





Jer. 48:10 (2 in 1 verse)

 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.





2 Ne. 4:34 (2 in 1 verse)

 4:34 O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.





2 Ne. 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

 5:23 And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing. And the Lord spake it, and it was done.





Jacob 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

 3:3 But, wo, wo, unto you that are not pure in heart, that are filthy this day before God; for except ye repent the land is cursed for your sakes; and the Lamanites, which are not filthy like unto you, nevertheless they are cursed with a sore cursing, shall scourge you even unto destruction.





Jer. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 20:14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

 20:15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.





Alma 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:14 Thus the word of God is fulfilled, for these are the words which he said to Nephi: Behold, the Lamanites have I cursed, and I will set a mark on them that they and their seed may be separated from thee and thy seed, from this time henceforth and forever, except they repent of their wickedness and turn to me that I may have mercy upon them.

 3:15 And again: I will set a mark upon him that mingleth his seed with thy brethren, that they may be cursed also.





Morm. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:17 But I did remain among them, but I was forbidden to preach unto them, because of the hardness of their hearts; and because of the hardness of their hearts the land was cursed for their sake.

 1:18 And these Gadianton robbers, who were among the Lamanites, did infest the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began to hide up their treasures in the earth; and they became slippery, because the Lord had cursed the land, that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.





D&C 104:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 104:4 Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment, but have broken the covenant through covetousness, and with feigned words, I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.

 104:5 For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 67 17 84
Gen. 7 0 7
Lev. 4 0 4
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 21 1 22
Josh. 2 13 15
Judg. 2 1 3
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 0 1 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 2 0 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 0 1 1
Jer. 6 0 6
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 5 5 10
BM 30 6 36
DC 10 1 11
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 121 29 150

Deut. 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Deut. 13:17
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Deut. 21:23
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Deut. 27:15
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Deut. 27:16
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:17
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:18
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:21
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:22
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:23
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:24
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 27:26
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deut. 28:16
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deut. 28:17
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deut. 28:18
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deut. 28:19
Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.