Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'low' occurs 62 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'low' in the standard works and contain 22.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eccl. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 40 503 543
NT 6 236 242
BM 10 129 139
1 Ne. 2 22 24
2 Ne. 5 16 21
Mosiah 0 16 16
Alma 2 39 41
Hel. 1 11 12
3 Ne. 0 7 7
Morm. 0 3 3
Ether 0 6 6
Moro. 0 9 9
DC 6 68 74
PGP 0 15 15
TOTAL 62 951 1013

1 Ne. 18:18
Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave.

1 Ne. 22:23
For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity; yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet.

2 Ne. 4:32
May the gates of hell be shut continually before me, because that my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite! O Lord, wilt thou not shut the gates of thy righteousness before me, that I may walk in the path of the low valley, that I may be strict in the plain road!

2 Ne. 12:12
For the day of the Lord of Hosts soon cometh upon all nations, yea, upon every one; yea, upon the proud and lofty, and upon every one who is lifted up, and he shall be brought low.

2 Ne. 12:17
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

2 Ne. 26:15
After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

2 Ne. 26:16
For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit; for the Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust.

Alma 15:5
And it came to pass that they went immediately, obeying the message which he had sent unto them; and they went in unto the house unto Zeezrom; and they found him upon his bed, sick, being very low with a burning fever; and his mind also was exceedingly sore because of his iniquities; and when he saw them he stretched forth his hand, and besought them that they would heal him.

Alma 28:11
And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth, while the bodies of many thousands are moldering in heaps upon the face of the earth; yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred, because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

Hel. 14:23
And behold, there shall be great tempests, and there shall be many mountains laid low, like unto a valley, and there shall be many places which are now called valleys which shall become mountains, whose height is great.