Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'riches' occurs 158 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'riches' in the standard works and contain 22.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 13:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 38:39 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 28:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 11:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)


Eccl. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

 5:14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.




Mark 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 72 2 74
Gen. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 7 0 7
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 9 1 10
Prov. 17 0 17
Eccl. 6 0 6
Isa. 5 0 5
Jer. 3 0 3
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 8 0 8
Dan. 4 0 4
NT 26 0 26
BM 46 0 46
DC 14 1 15
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 158 3 161

Eccl. 4:8
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Eccl. 5:13
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Eccl. 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Eccl. 5:19
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

Eccl. 6:2
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Eccl. 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.