Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'scales' occurs 11 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 'scales' in the standard works and contain 54.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 29:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)


Deut. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 14:9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

 14:10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
NT 1 0 1
BM 1 0 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 0 11

Lev. 11:9
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Lev. 11:10
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

Lev. 11:12
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Deut. 14:9
These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

Deut. 14:10
And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

Job 41:15
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Isa. 40:12
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Ezek. 29:4
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

Acts 9:18
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

2 Ne. 30:6
And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people.