Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thing' occurs 743 times in the standard works.

170 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thing' in the standard works and contain 22.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 72 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 15:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 10:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 6:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:57-59 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 14:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 430 565 995
Gen. 42 20 62
Ex. 23 15 38
Lev. 55 29 84
Num. 15 19 34
Deut. 37 29 66
Josh. 17 9 26
Judg. 15 6 21
Ruth 1 1 2
1 Sam. 21 18 39
2 Sam. 25 13 38
1 Kgs. 16 15 31
2 Kgs. 15 17 32
1 Chr. 9 22 31
2 Chr. 7 19 26
Ezra 4 5 9
Neh. 2 12 14
Esth. 5 12 17
Job 18 32 50
Ps. 13 40 53
Prov. 5 33 38
Eccl. 18 18 36
Isa. 15 66 81
Jer. 21 41 62
Lam. 2 8 10
Ezek. 10 32 42
Dan. 13 13 26
Hosea 3 4 7
Joel 0 4 4
Amos 1 3 4
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 0 1 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 4 4
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 119 861 980
BM 143 1005 1148
DC 35 512 547
PGP 16 99 115
TOTAL 743 3042 3785

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

Prov. 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Prov. 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Prov. 6:16
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Prov. 8:6
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

Prov. 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

Prov. 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Prov. 9:13
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

Prov. 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Prov. 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Prov. 13:7
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Prov. 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Prov. 16:4
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Prov. 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

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

Prov. 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Prov. 22:18
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Prov. 22:20
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

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

Prov. 23:16
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Prov. 23:33
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

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

Prov. 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Prov. 26:10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

Prov. 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Prov. 27:26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

Prov. 28:5
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

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. 30:7
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Prov. 30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

Prov. 30:18
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

Prov. 30:21
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Prov. 30:24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Prov. 30:29
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

Prov. 31:22
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Prov. 31:25
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.