Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'love' occurs 410 times in the standard works.

141 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'love' in the standard works and contain 34.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 55 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Jn. 4:7-5:3 (22 in 18 verses)

Luke 6:32-35 (5 in 4 verses)

John 15:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 112:11 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Song. 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 13:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 8:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 5:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 12:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

Hosea 3:1 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:7 (3 in 1 verse)

John 13:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

John 14:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

John 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Titus 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 59:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 131 186 317
Gen. 3 12 15
Ex. 2 0 2
Lev. 2 3 5
Deut. 16 11 27
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 2 2 4
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 1 10 11
2 Sam. 4 5 9
1 Kgs. 1 4 5
2 Chr. 1 4 5
Neh. 1 1 2
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 23 23 46
Prov. 16 16 32
Eccl. 3 3 6
Song. 26 41 67
Isa. 5 7 12
Jer. 4 11 15
Lam. 0 2 2
Ezek. 4 8 12
Dan. 2 3 5
Hosea 7 13 20
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 2 0 2
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 0 4 4
NT 180 148 328
BM 57 118 175
DC 38 16 54
PGP 4 7 11
TOTAL 410 475 885

Prov. 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Prov. 3:12
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Prov. 4:3
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Prov. 4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Prov. 5:19
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Prov. 7:18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Prov. 8:17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Prov. 8:21
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Prov. 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Prov. 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Prov. 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Prov. 12:1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Prov. 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Prov. 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Prov. 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Prov. 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Prov. 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Prov. 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Prov. 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Prov. 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Prov. 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Prov. 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Prov. 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Prov. 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Prov. 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.