Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'poverty' occurs 26 times in the standard works.

5 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'poverty' in the standard works and contain 19.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 32:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
NT 3 0 3
BM 9 0 9
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 0 26

D&C 109:5
For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and out of our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself to his people.

D&C 124:30
For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein ye are not able to build a house unto me.