Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'way' occurs 882 times in the standard works.

256 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'way' in the standard works and contain 29% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 98 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 46:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

Prov. 30:19-20 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 22:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 4:33 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 44:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 48:7 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:52 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:2 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 10:52-11:2 (3 in 3 verses)

John 14:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 9:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 52:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 52:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 139:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 18:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:41 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:41 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:62 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:34 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:107-108 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 527 960 1487
Gen. 36 41 77
Ex. 14 20 34
Lev. 0 22 22
Num. 18 14 32
Deut. 35 48 83
Josh. 16 13 29
Judg. 15 25 40
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 21 35 56
2 Sam. 10 28 38
1 Kgs. 33 37 70
2 Kgs. 22 38 60
1 Chr. 0 17 17
2 Chr. 9 55 64
Ezra 3 9 12
Neh. 5 2 7
Esth. 1 5 6
Job 25 65 90
Ps. 53 71 124
Prov. 57 58 115
Eccl. 4 7 11
Song. 1 7 8
Isa. 35 93 128
Jer. 40 93 133
Lam. 0 9 9
Ezek. 58 57 115
Dan. 2 15 17
Hosea 4 19 23
Joel 0 3 3
Amos 1 18 19
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 2 1 3
Micah 0 5 5
Nahum 2 7 9
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 3 3
Hag. 0 2 2
Zech. 1 10 11
Mal. 2 5 7
NT 137 328 465
BM 145 485 630
DC 65 106 171
PGP 8 27 35
TOTAL 882 1906 2788

Prov. 1:15
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Prov. 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Prov. 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Prov. 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Prov. 2:8
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

Prov. 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Prov. 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Prov. 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

Prov. 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Prov. 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Prov. 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Prov. 3:23
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

Prov. 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

Prov. 4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

Prov. 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Prov. 4:15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Prov. 4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Prov. 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Prov. 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Prov. 4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

Prov. 5:6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

Prov. 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Prov. 5:19
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Prov. 5:21
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

Prov. 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Prov. 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Prov. 6:33
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Prov. 7:8
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Prov. 7:22
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Prov. 7:25
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Prov. 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Prov. 8:2
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

Prov. 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Prov. 8:20
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Prov. 8:22
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Prov. 8:30
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Prov. 8:32
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

Prov. 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Prov. 9:15
To call passengers who go right on their ways:

Prov. 10:3
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Prov. 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Prov. 10:17
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Prov. 10:29
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Prov. 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Prov. 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Prov. 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Prov. 12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Prov. 12:28
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Prov. 13:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Prov. 13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

Prov. 14:2
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Prov. 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Prov. 14:12
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Prov. 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Prov. 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Prov. 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Prov. 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Prov. 15:10
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

Prov. 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Prov. 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Prov. 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Prov. 16:7
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Prov. 16:9
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Prov. 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Prov. 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Prov. 16:29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Prov. 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Prov. 17:23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Prov. 19:3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

Prov. 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Prov. 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Prov. 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Prov. 20:14
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Prov. 20:24
Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

Prov. 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Prov. 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

Prov. 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

Prov. 21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

Prov. 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

Prov. 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Prov. 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Prov. 22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Prov. 22:27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Prov. 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Prov. 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Prov. 23:26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Prov. 24:18
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Prov. 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Prov. 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Prov. 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Prov. 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Prov. 25:23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Prov. 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Prov. 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Prov. 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Prov. 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

Prov. 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Prov. 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Prov. 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

Prov. 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Prov. 30:19
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

Prov. 30:20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Prov. 30:30
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

Prov. 31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Prov. 31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.