Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'comforter' occurs 33 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'comforter' in the standard works and contain 21.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 4 5 9
NT 4 0 4
BM 1 0 1
DC 23 0 23
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 33 5 38

2 Sam. 10:3
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

1 Chr. 19:3
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

Job 16:2
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

Ps. 69:20
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

Nahum 3:7
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?