Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lest' occurs 359 times in the standard works.

66 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lest' in the standard works and contain 18.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 27 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 10:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 20:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 12:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Prov. 30:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 34:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 150 82 232
NT 90 26 116
Matt. 10 3 13
Mark 6 3 9
Luke 10 4 14
John 5 1 6
Acts 8 1 9
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 7 3 10
2 Cor. 14 0 14
Gal. 4 2 6
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 2 0 2
Heb. 11 1 12
James 2 0 2
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 1 8 9
BM 75 9 84
DC 39 39 78
PGP 5 1 6
TOTAL 359 157 516

Heb. 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Heb. 3:12
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Heb. 3:13
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Heb. 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Heb. 4:11
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Heb. 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

Heb. 12:3
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Heb. 12:13
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

Heb. 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Heb. 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.