Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'break' occurs 181 times in the standard works.

33 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'break' in the standard works and contain 18.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 51:20-23 (9 in 4 verses)

Ex. 19:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 58:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 58:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 130 34 164
NT 10 7 17
BM 26 4 30
DC 15 4 19
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 181 49 230

D&C 1:19
The weak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong ones, that man should not counsel his fellow man, neither trust in the arm of flesh--

D&C 5:27
But if he deny this he will break the covenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned.

D&C 42:52
And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have power to become my sons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws thou shalt bear their infirmities.

D&C 45:28
And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;

D&C 45:36
And when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you--

D&C 58:21
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.

D&C 78:12
And he who breaketh it shall lose his office and standing in the church, and shall be delivered over to the buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.

D&C 84:40
Therefore, all those who receive the priesthood, receive this oath and covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved.

D&C 84:41
But whoso breaketh this covenant after he hath received it, and altogether turneth therefrom, shall not have forgiveness of sins in this world nor in the world to come.

D&C 88:35
That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still.

D&C 101:54
And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy while he was yet afar off; and then ye could have made ready and kept the enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard from the hands of the destroyer.

D&C 101:57
Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen.

D&C 104:5
For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;

D&C 109:33
Break it off, O Lord; break it off from the necks of thy servants, by thy power, that we may rise up in the midst of this generation and do thy work.

D&C 109:47
We ask thee, Holy Father, to remember those who have been driven by the inhabitants of Jackson county, Missouri, from the lands of their inheritance, and break off, O Lord, this yoke of affliction that has been put upon them.

D&C 128:22
Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing. Let the dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the King Immanuel, who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to redeem them out of their prison; for the prisoners shall go free.

D&C 133:22
And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, which shall break down the mountains, and the valleys shall not be found.