Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wax' occurs 58 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 'wax' in the standard works and contain 10.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 25:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 42 61
NT 5 10 15
BM 28 10 38
DC 3 1 4
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 58 64 122

D&C 1:16
They seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth old and shall perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall.

D&C 45:27
And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.

D&C 45:58
And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.

D&C 121:45
Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.