Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'good' occurs 1070 times in the standard works.

405 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'good' in the standard works and contain 37.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 153 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:5-28 (26 in 24 verses)

Alma 32:28-39 (13 in 12 verses)

Alma 5:36-42 (9 in 7 verses)

Jacob 5:40-46 (7 in 7 verses)

Jacob 5:42-48 (7 in 7 verses)

Matt. 12:33-35 (6 in 3 verses)

Jer. 24:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 41:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 23:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Matt. 7:17-19 (5 in 3 verses)

Luke 6:43-45 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:17-19 (5 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:32-36 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 29:5 (4 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:33-34 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:75-77 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 32:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Rom. 7:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Rom. 7:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 52:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:3 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:40 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 3:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 13:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Jn. 1:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:65-66 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:66-68 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 2:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 6:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Tim. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:59-61 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 19:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 10:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 19:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 18:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 38:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 51:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 125:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 18:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 40:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Titus 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 127:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:33 (2 in 1 verse)

A of F 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 36:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 52:9-53:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:12-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 472 103 575
Gen. 45 11 56
Ex. 7 7 14
Lev. 7 1 8
Num. 7 6 13
Deut. 31 4 35
Josh. 14 1 15
Judg. 7 1 8
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 22 4 26
2 Sam. 22 2 24
1 Kgs. 14 3 17
2 Kgs. 10 0 10
1 Chr. 12 1 13
2 Chr. 15 7 22
Ezra 8 4 12
Neh. 11 3 14
Esth. 6 0 6
Job 14 4 18
Ps. 63 20 83
Prov. 43 2 45
Eccl. 25 1 26
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 18 2 20
Jer. 37 6 43
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 9 4 13
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 2 4 6
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 5 0 5
Nahum 2 0 2
Zeph. 1 1 2
Zech. 2 3 5
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 248 33 281
BM 229 35 264
DC 87 10 97
PGP 34 1 35
TOTAL 1070 182 1252

Prov. 2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

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

Prov. 3:4
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Prov. 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Prov. 4:2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

Prov. 7:19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Prov. 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Prov. 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Prov. 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Prov. 12:2
A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Prov. 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Prov. 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Prov. 13:2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

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

Prov. 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Prov. 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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

Prov. 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Prov. 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Prov. 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Prov. 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Prov. 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Prov. 16:20
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

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

Prov. 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Prov. 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Prov. 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Prov. 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

Prov. 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Prov. 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Prov. 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Prov. 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Prov. 20:23
Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

Prov. 22:1
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Prov. 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Prov. 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Prov. 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Prov. 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Prov. 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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. 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Prov. 31:12
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

Prov. 31:18
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.