Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wicked' occurs 517 times in the standard works.

137 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wicked' in the standard works and contain 26.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 57 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 33:8-15 (10 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-19 (6 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:5 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:57 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 10:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 12:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 21:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 94:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 101:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 112:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 140:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:66 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 101:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.




1 Ne. 17:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:67-68 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 320 141 461
NT 24 9 33
Matt. 9 1 10
Mark 0 1 1
Luke 2 1 3
Acts 2 2 4
Rom. 0 1 1
1 Cor. 1 1 2
Eph. 1 1 2
Col. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 4 1 5
BM 103 166 269
DC 63 20 83
PGP 7 9 16
TOTAL 517 345 862

1 Jn. 2:13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

1 Jn. 2:14
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1 Jn. 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1 Jn. 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

1 Jn. 5:19
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.