Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'destruction' occurs 262 times in the standard works.

54 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'destruction' in the standard works and contain 20.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 8:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 27:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:3 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 3 85
NT 12 0 12
BM 154 8 162
DC 8 2 10
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 262 13 275

D&C 34:9
But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.

D&C 61:5
For I, the Lord, have decreed in mine anger many destructions upon the waters; yea, and especially upon these waters.