Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'anger' occurs 347 times in the standard works.

85 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'anger' in the standard works and contain 24.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 37 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 11:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

 11:11 Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.

 11:12 O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, yea, thy fierce anger, and cause that this famine may cease in this land.




Jer. 32:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 32:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 85:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 7:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:28-12:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 25:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 35:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 29:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 29:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 229 191 420
NT 5 39 44
BM 89 21 110
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 21 3 24
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 9 2 11
Alma 26 8 34
Hel. 17 0 17
3 Ne. 2 5 7
Morm. 1 2 3
Ether 6 0 6
Moro. 3 1 4
DC 21 10 31
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 347 261 608

Hel. 1:17
Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gather together his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr to be their leader, and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla to battle against the Nephites.

Hel. 4:4
But it came to pass in the fifty and sixth year of the reign of the judges, there were dissenters who went up from the Nephites unto the Lamanites; and they succeeded with those others in stirring them up to anger against the Nephites; and they were all that year preparing for war.

Hel. 6:17
For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.

Hel. 7:18
It is because you have hardened your hearts; yea, ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd; yea, ye have provoked him to anger against you.

Hel. 8:7
And it came to pass that thus they did stir up the people to anger against Nephi, and raised contentions among them; for there were some who did cry out: Let this man alone, for he is a good man, and those things which he saith will surely come to pass except we repent;

Hel. 11:11
Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.

Hel. 11:12
O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, yea, thy fierce anger, and cause that this famine may cease in this land.

Hel. 11:16
And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said.

Hel. 11:17
And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

Hel. 11:24
And it came to pass that in the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi, who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites, and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites, and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites, being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters, therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

Hel. 13:10
Yea, I will visit them in my fierce anger, and there shall be those of the fourth generation who shall live, of your enemies, to behold your utter destruction; and this shall surely come except ye repent, saith the Lord; and those of the fourth generation shall visit your destruction.

Hel. 13:11
But if ye will repent and return unto the Lord your God I will turn away mine anger, saith the Lord; yea, thus saith the Lord, blessed are they who will repent and turn unto me, but wo unto him that repenteth not.

Hel. 13:30
Yea, behold, the anger of the Lord is already kindled against you; behold, he hath cursed the land because of your iniquity.

Hel. 13:37
Behold, we are surrounded by demons, yea, we are encircled about by the angels of him who hath sought to destroy our souls. Behold, our iniquities are great. O Lord, canst thou not turn away thine anger from us? And this shall be your language in those days.

Hel. 13:39
O ye people of the land, that ye would hear my words! And I pray that the anger of the Lord be turned away from you, and that ye would repent and be saved.