Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lawful' occurs 46 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lawful' in the standard works and contain 8.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
Ezra 1 0 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Ezek. 7 0 7
NT 30 4 34
BM 3 0 3
DC 4 3 7
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 46 8 54

Ezra 7:24
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

Isa. 49:24
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Ezek. 18:5
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

Ezek. 18:19
Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

Ezek. 18:21
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Ezek. 18:27
Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Ezek. 33:14
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

Ezek. 33:16
None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

Ezek. 33:19
But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.