Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'read' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

59 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'read' in the standard works and contain 45% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 1:11-14 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 27:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 25:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Col. 4:16 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 646 688
Gen. 0 41 41
Ex. 1 71 72
Lev. 0 42 42
Num. 0 21 21
Deut. 2 25 27
Josh. 2 5 7
Judg. 0 14 14
Ruth 0 3 3
1 Sam. 0 25 25
2 Sam. 0 19 19
1 Kgs. 0 34 34
2 Kgs. 6 12 18
1 Chr. 0 12 12
2 Chr. 3 25 28
Ezra 2 5 7
Neh. 5 10 15
Esth. 1 2 3
Job 0 30 30
Ps. 0 30 30
Prov. 0 18 18
Eccl. 0 9 9
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 4 49 53
Jer. 11 19 30
Lam. 0 7 7
Ezek. 0 71 71
Dan. 5 8 13
Hosea 0 8 8
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 0 6 6
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 0 5 5
Nahum 0 1 1
Hab. 0 4 4
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 5 5
Mal. 0 6 6
NT 28 176 204
BM 52 96 148
DC 7 41 48
PGP 2 15 17
TOTAL 131 974 1105

Prov. 1:17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Prov. 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Prov. 6:26
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Prov. 9:5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Prov. 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Prov. 12:9
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Prov. 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Prov. 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Prov. 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Prov. 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Prov. 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Prov. 24:11
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

Prov. 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Prov. 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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

Prov. 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

Prov. 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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