Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lips' occurs 128 times in the standard works.

21 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lips' in the standard works and contain 16.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 12:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 16:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 113 1 114
NT 6 0 6
BM 6 0 6
2 Ne. 6 0 6
DC 2 0 2
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 128 1 129

2 Ne. 16:5
Then said I: Wo is unto me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips; and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts.

2 Ne. 16:7
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said: Lo, this has touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

2 Ne. 21:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

2 Ne. 27:25
Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men--

2 Ne. 30:9
And with righteousness shall the Lord God judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.