Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wicked' occurs 517 times in the standard works.

137 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wicked' in the standard works and contain 26.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 57 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 33:8-15 (10 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-19 (6 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:5 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:57 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 10:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 12:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 21:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 94:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 101:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 112:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 140:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:66 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 101:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:67-68 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 320 141 461
NT 24 9 33
BM 103 166 269
1 Ne. 13 11 24
2 Ne. 14 7 21
Jacob 3 3 6
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 5 10 15
Alma 27 47 74
Hel. 17 30 47
3 Ne. 7 23 30
4 Ne. 3 4 7
Morm. 6 15 21
Ether 6 11 17
Moro. 0 5 5
DC 63 20 83
PGP 7 9 16
TOTAL 517 345 862

3 Ne. 1:10
Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceedingly sorrowful.

3 Ne. 1:30
And thus were the Lamanites afflicted also, and began to decrease as to their faith and righteousness, because of the wickedness of the rising generation.

3 Ne. 2:3
And it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in wickedness and abominations; and they did not believe that there should be any more signs or wonders given; and Satan did go about, leading away the hearts of the people, tempting them and causing them that they should do great wickedness in the land.

3 Ne. 2:10
And it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness, notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying which was sent among them; and thus passed away the tenth year also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity.

3 Ne. 2:18
And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them.

3 Ne. 3:10
And I write this epistle unto you, Lachoneus, and I hope that ye will deliver up your lands and your possessions, without the shedding of blood, that this my people may recover their rights and government, who have dissented away from you because of your wickedness in retaining from them their rights of government, and except ye do this, I will avenge their wrongs. I am Giddianhi.

3 Ne. 3:19
Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness) some one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy; therefore, this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them, as also was the chief judge.

3 Ne. 5:6
And thus they did put an end to all those wicked, and secret, and abominable combinations, in the which there was so much wickedness, and so many murders committed.

3 Ne. 6:17
And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year-- the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should-- and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness.

3 Ne. 7:15
And it came to pass that Nephi-- having been visited by angels and also the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being eye-witness, and having had power given unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations;

3 Ne. 9:7
Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants thereof; and waters have I caused to come up in the stead thereof, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them.

3 Ne. 9:8
And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof; and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up any more unto me against them.

3 Ne. 9:9
And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their secret murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up unto me any more against them.

3 Ne. 9:10
And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning those whom I did send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations.

3 Ne. 9:11
And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them.

3 Ne. 9:12
And many great destructions have I caused to come upon this land, and upon this people, because of their wickedness and their abominations.

3 Ne. 17:14
And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and said: Father, I am troubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

3 Ne. 24:15
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

3 Ne. 25:1
For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

3 Ne. 30:2
Turn, all ye Gentiles, from your wicked ways; and repent of your evil doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of your whoredoms, and of your secret abominations, and your idolatries, and of your murders, and your priestcrafts, and your envyings, and your strifes, and from all your wickedness and abominations, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission of your sins, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people who are of the house of Israel.