Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'weak' occurs 70 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'weak' in the standard works and contain 22.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 8:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 9:22 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:58-59 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 8 24
Num. 1 0 1
Judg. 3 0 3
2 Sam. 2 2 4
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 1 1 2
Ps. 2 1 3
Isa. 2 1 3
Jer. 0 1 1
Ezek. 3 0 3
Joel 1 0 1
NT 30 8 38
BM 12 24 36
DC 12 7 19
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 70 49 119

Num. 13:18
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

Judg. 16:7
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

Judg. 16:11
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

Judg. 16:17
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

2 Sam. 3:39
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

2 Sam. 17:2
And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

2 Chr. 15:7
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Job 4:3
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Ps. 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Ps. 109:24
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

Isa. 14:10
All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

Isa. 35:3
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Ezek. 7:17
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

Ezek. 16:30
How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

Ezek. 21:7
And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.

Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.