Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'evil' occurs 794 times in the standard works.

239 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'evil' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 93 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:8-17 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:7 (8 in 8 verses)


Jer. 18:8-12 (6 in 5 verses)

 18:8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

 18:9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

 18:10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

 18:11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

 18:12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.




1 Pet. 3:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 12:21-13:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 29:5 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:34-35 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:35-38 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 24:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:45 (3 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

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