Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'light' occurs 507 times in the standard works.

254 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'light' in the standard works and contain 50.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 88 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:6-13 (10 in 8 verses)

Luke 11:33-36 (7 in 4 verses)

Moses 2:15-18 (7 in 4 verses)

Alma 19:6 (6 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:3-5 (6 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:15-17 (6 in 3 verses)

John 1:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 88:40-45 (6 in 6 verses)

John 12:35-36 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

John 3:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 30:26 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Isa. 60:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:61-62 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 25:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 36:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:67 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:121 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 177 167 344
Gen. 11 7 18
Ex. 13 4 17
Lev. 1 1 2
Num. 4 3 7
Deut. 1 5 6
Josh. 0 1 1
Judg. 2 2 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 6 10 16
2 Sam. 5 6 11
1 Kgs. 6 5 11
2 Kgs. 4 4 8
1 Chr. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 1 2 3
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 2 1 3
Esth. 1 7 8
Job 31 10 41
Ps. 25 37 62
Prov. 5 16 21
Eccl. 3 1 4
Song. 0 2 2
Isa. 31 17 48
Jer. 5 9 14
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 3 6 9
Dan. 3 1 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 2 1 3
Jonah 0 1 1
Micah 3 1 4
Nahum 0 1 1
Hab. 2 0 2
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 1 3
Mal. 0 3 3
NT 95 30 125
BM 99 72 171
DC 91 32 123
PGP 45 13 58
TOTAL 507 314 821

Prov. 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Prov. 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

Prov. 3:12
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Prov. 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Prov. 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Prov. 7:9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Prov. 8:30
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Prov. 8:31
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Prov. 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Prov. 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Prov. 12:22
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Prov. 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Prov. 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Prov. 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Prov. 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Prov. 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Prov. 18:2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Prov. 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Prov. 24:25
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Prov. 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.

Prov. 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.