Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'money' occurs 178 times in the standard works.

78 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'money' in the standard works and contain 43.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 12:4-16 (14 in 13 verses)

Gen. 47:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 43:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 3:48-51 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 14:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:50-51 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 42:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 24:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 51:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:70 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 44:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:89-90 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:103-104 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 117 0 117
NT 23 2 25
BM 14 0 14
2 Ne. 5 0 5
Alma 3 0 3
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 1 0 1
DC 23 19 42
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 178 21 199

2 Ne. 9:50
Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

2 Ne. 9:51
Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.

2 Ne. 26:25
Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

2 Ne. 26:31
But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.

Alma 1:5
And it came to pass that he did teach these things so much that many did believe on his words, even so many that they began to support him and give him money.

Alma 1:20
Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words, and this because of their humility; because they were not proud in their own eyes, and because they did impart the word of God, one with another, without money and without price.

Alma 11:20
Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.

Hel. 7:5
Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness; letting the guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money; and moreover to be held in office at the head of government, to rule and do according to their wills, that they might get gain and glory of the world, and, moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery, and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills--

Hel. 9:20
Saying unto him: Thou art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder? Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault; saying, Behold here is money; and also we will grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt tell us, and acknowledge the agreement which thou hast made with him.

3 Ne. 20:38
For thus saith the Lord: Ye have sold yourselves for naught, and ye shall be redeemed without money.

Morm. 8:32
Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that shall say: Come unto me, and for your money you shall be forgiven of your sins.

Morm. 8:37
For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.

Ether 9:11
Now the people of Akish were desirous for gain, even as Akish was desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them.