Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'toward' occurs 354 times in the standard works.

136 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'toward' in the standard works and contain 38.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 48 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 28:54-57 (8 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 40:20-27 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 48:10-17 (8 in 8 verses)

Zech. 14:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 42:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 41:11-14 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:25 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 4:4 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:29-30 (4 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 8:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 40:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 15:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:38 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 3:12 (3 in 1 verse)


Ezek. 17:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

 17:6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

 17:7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.




Acts 24:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 19:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:15 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 24:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 11:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 21:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 41:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 42:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 48:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Philem. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 289 0 289
NT 57 1 58
BM 2 101 103
DC 4 7 11
PGP 2 3 5
TOTAL 354 112 466

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