Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'grief' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'grief' in the standard works and contain 18.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Job 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


Ps. 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 31:9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

 31:10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.




1 Ne. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 23 1 24
Gen. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 4 0 4
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 2 0 2
Isa. 3 1 4
Jer. 3 0 3
Lam. 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
NT 3 0 3
BM 5 1 6
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 32 2 34

Ps. 6:7
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

Ps. 31:9
Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Ps. 31:10
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

Ps. 69:26
For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.