Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'can' occurs 519 times in the standard works.

173 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'can' in the standard works and contain 33.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 61 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 8:12-17 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 5:16-21 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 17:17 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:51-53 (4 in 3 verses)

Moro. 10:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Job 41:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 123:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 19:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:46 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 78:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 89:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 48:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 15:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 381 540
Gen. 8 69 77
Ex. 2 35 37
Lev. 1 6 7
Num. 1 29 30
Deut. 6 8 14
Josh. 0 25 25
Judg. 1 26 27
Ruth 0 2 2
1 Sam. 6 5 11
2 Sam. 8 4 12
1 Kgs. 1 5 6
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 1 10 11
2 Chr. 3 7 10
Ezra 0 3 3
Neh. 0 3 3
Esth. 2 3 5
Job 33 47 80
Ps. 17 11 28
Prov. 8 7 15
Eccl. 11 5 16
Song. 1 1 2
Isa. 8 19 27
Jer. 20 22 42
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 5 4 9
Dan. 6 4 10
Hosea 0 1 1
Joel 1 3 4
Amos 3 0 3
Obad. 0 1 1
Jonah 1 1 2
Micah 2 1 3
Nahum 2 3 5
Hab. 0 2 2
Zeph. 0 2 2
Zech. 0 3 3
NT 76 136 212
BM 193 147 340
DC 79 103 182
PGP 12 25 37
TOTAL 519 792 1311

Prov. 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Prov. 5:6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

Prov. 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Prov. 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Prov. 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Prov. 30:21
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Prov. 31:18
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.