Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'boast' occurs 37 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'boast' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 26:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 10 5 15
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ps. 5 2 7
Prov. 1 2 3
Isa. 2 0 2
Ezek. 0 1 1
NT 10 14 24
BM 15 8 23
DC 2 3 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 37 30 67

1 Kgs. 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

2 Chr. 25:19
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

Ps. 34:2
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

Ps. 44:8
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Ps. 49:6
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Ps. 94:4
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Ps. 97:7
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

Prov. 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Isa. 10:15
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

Isa. 61:6
But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.