Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'waste' occurs 83 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 'waste' in the standard works and contain 7.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 62 26 88
NT 2 3 5
BM 14 4 18
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 5 2 7
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 0 1 1
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 3 1 4
DC 5 4 9
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 83 38 121

2 Ne. 9:27
But wo unto him that has the law given, yea, that has all the commandments of God, like unto us, and that transgresseth them, and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state!

2 Ne. 16:11
Then said I: Lord, how long? And he said: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate;

Alma 26:5
Behold, the field was ripe, and blessed are ye, for ye did thrust in the sickle, and did reap with your might, yea, all the day long did ye labor; and behold the number of your sheaves! And they shall be gathered into the garners, that they are not wasted.

3 Ne. 22:16
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.