Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thing' occurs 743 times in the standard works.

170 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thing' in the standard works and contain 22.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 72 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 15:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 10:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 6:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:57-59 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 14:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 430 565 995
Gen. 42 20 62
Ex. 23 15 38
Lev. 55 29 84
Num. 15 19 34
Deut. 37 29 66
Josh. 17 9 26
Judg. 15 6 21
Ruth 1 1 2
1 Sam. 21 18 39
2 Sam. 25 13 38
1 Kgs. 16 15 31
2 Kgs. 15 17 32
1 Chr. 9 22 31
2 Chr. 7 19 26
Ezra 4 5 9
Neh. 2 12 14
Esth. 5 12 17
Job 18 32 50
Ps. 13 40 53
Prov. 5 33 38
Eccl. 18 18 36
Isa. 15 66 81
Jer. 21 41 62
Lam. 2 8 10
Ezek. 10 32 42
Dan. 13 13 26
Hosea 3 4 7
Joel 0 4 4
Amos 1 3 4
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 0 1 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 4 4
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 119 861 980
BM 143 1005 1148
DC 35 512 547
PGP 16 99 115
TOTAL 743 3042 3785

Eccl. 1:9
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Eccl. 1:10
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

Eccl. 3:1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Eccl. 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Eccl. 3:14
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

Eccl. 3:19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

Eccl. 5:2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Eccl. 6:5
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

Eccl. 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Eccl. 8:1
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

Eccl. 8:3
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Eccl. 8:5
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Eccl. 8:15
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Eccl. 9:5
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Eccl. 9:6
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Eccl. 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Eccl. 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.