Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lest' occurs 359 times in the standard works.

66 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lest' in the standard works and contain 18.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 27 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 10:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 20:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 12:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Prov. 30:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 34:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 150 82 232
Gen. 17 1 18
Ex. 13 22 35
Lev. 6 1 7
Num. 7 6 13
Deut. 26 3 29
Josh. 4 0 4
Judg. 3 0 3
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 7 1 8
2 Sam. 8 1 9
1 Kgs. 0 1 1
2 Kgs. 1 3 4
1 Chr. 1 5 6
2 Chr. 0 4 4
Job 4 1 5
Ps. 14 9 23
Prov. 18 1 19
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 6 8 14
Jer. 9 4 13
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 0 3 3
Dan. 0 1 1
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 0 1 1
Zech. 1 3 4
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 90 26 116
BM 75 9 84
DC 39 39 78
PGP 5 1 6
TOTAL 359 157 516

Ex. 5:15
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

Ex. 15:14
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Ex. 25:31
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Ex. 25:32
And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

Ex. 25:33
Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

Ex. 25:34
And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

Ex. 25:35
And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

Ex. 26:35
And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

Ex. 30:27
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

Ex. 31:8
And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

Ex. 35:14
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

Ex. 37:17
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

Ex. 37:18
And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

Ex. 37:19
Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

Ex. 37:20
And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

Ex. 39:37
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

Ex. 40:4
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

Ex. 40:24
And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.