Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'soul' occurs 663 times in the standard works.

225 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'soul' in the standard works and contain 33.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 94 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 30:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 4:26-31 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 7:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 15:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 11:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 18:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 3:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:29 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 58:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 42:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 86:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 13:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 53:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 14:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 31:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 88:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 14:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 56:13-57:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 63:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 86:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:22-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 116:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 130:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 420 59 479
Gen. 13 9 22
Ex. 4 5 9
Lev. 32 7 39
Num. 24 4 28
Deut. 18 0 18
Josh. 1 9 10
Judg. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 19 1 20
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 7 0 7
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Job 26 0 26
Ps. 132 2 134
Prov. 38 2 40
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 7 0 7
Isa. 25 1 26
Jer. 23 4 27
Lam. 8 1 9
Ezek. 11 14 25
Hosea 1 0 1
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 39 19 58
BM 160 91 251
DC 34 29 63
PGP 10 5 15
TOTAL 663 203 866

Num. 16:38
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

Num. 29:7
And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

Num. 30:9
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

Num. 31:50
We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.