Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'foundation' occurs 127 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'foundation' in the standard works and contain 20.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 5:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 28:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 6:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 28 59
Ex. 1 0 1
Deut. 0 1 1
Josh. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 0 2 2
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Ezra 5 2 7
Job 2 2 4
Ps. 3 5 8
Prov. 1 1 2
Isa. 4 7 11
Jer. 0 3 3
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 1 2 3
Micah 0 2 2
Hab. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 23 4 27
BM 37 5 42
DC 30 3 33
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 127 40 167

Zech. 4:9
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

Zech. 8:9
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

Zech. 12:1
The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.