Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'waters' occurs 411 times in the standard works.

186 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'waters' in the standard works and contain 45.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 47:1-12 (14 in 12 verses)

Abr. 4:2-10 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 1:6-10 (7 in 5 verses)

Moses 2:6-10 (7 in 5 verses)

Abr. 4:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)


Lev. 11:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

 11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.




D&C 61:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 7:24-8:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 7:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 3:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 6:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 18:30 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 7:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 77:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 54:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 271 3 274
Gen. 32 0 32
Ex. 17 0 17
Lev. 6 0 6
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 6 0 6
Josh. 13 0 13
Judg. 3 0 3
2 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 9 0 9
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 21 0 21
Ps. 38 3 41
Prov. 8 0 8
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 3 0 3
Isa. 33 0 33
Jer. 22 0 22
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 34 0 34
Dan. 2 0 2
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 3 0 3
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 16 0 16
BM 77 0 77
DC 22 0 22
PGP 25 0 25
TOTAL 411 3 414

Lev. 11:9
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Lev. 11:10
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

Lev. 11:12
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Lev. 11:46
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: