Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mourn' occurs 78 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mourn' in the standard works and contain 15.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 24:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 61:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 39 82 121
NT 6 8 14
Matt. 3 2 5
Mark 0 1 1
Luke 1 1 2
1 Cor. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 0 1 1
James 1 1 2
Rev. 1 1 2
BM 25 26 51
DC 5 3 8
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 78 122 200

Matt. 2:18
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Matt. 11:17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Mark 16:10
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

1 Cor. 5:2
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

2 Cor. 7:7
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Rev. 18:8
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.