Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'food' occurs 111 times in the standard works.

34 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'food' in the standard works and contain 30.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 16:14-23 (10 in 10 verses)

Gen. 41:48 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 51 0 51
NT 4 0 4
BM 43 0 43
DC 10 0 10
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 111 0 111

D&C 24:18
And thou shalt take no purse nor scrip, neither staves, neither two coats, for the church shall give unto thee in the very hour what thou needest for food and for raiment, and for shoes and for money, and for scrip.

D&C 42:43
And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.

D&C 43:13
And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;

D&C 49:19
For, behold, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which cometh of the earth, is ordained for the use of man for food and for raiment, and that he might have in abundance.

D&C 51:8
And the money which is left unto this people-- let there be an agent appointed unto this people, to take the money to provide food and raiment, according to the wants of this people.

D&C 59:13
And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy joy may be full.

D&C 59:17
Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether for food or for raiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards;

D&C 59:19
Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul.

D&C 70:16
For food and for raiment; for an inheritance; for houses and for lands, in whatsoever circumstances I, the Lord, shall place them, and whithersoever I, the Lord, shall send them.

D&C 89:16
All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground--