Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'woe' occurs 110 times in the standard works.

33 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'woe' in the standard works and contain 30% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Luke 6:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 23:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 8:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 11:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)


Isa. 45:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

 45:10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?




Luke 11:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 66 3 69
Num. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 1 1 2
Prov. 1 1 2
Eccl. 2 0 2
Isa. 21 0 21
Jer. 12 1 13
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 9 0 9
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 5 0 5
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 40 3 43
BM 2 0 2
DC 1 1 2
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 110 7 117

Isa. 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Isa. 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Isa. 5:8
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

Isa. 5:11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Isa. 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

Isa. 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isa. 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Isa. 5:22
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Isa. 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

Isa. 10:1
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

Isa. 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isa. 18:1
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Isa. 24:16
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

Isa. 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Isa. 29:1
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

Isa. 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Isa. 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

Isa. 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

Isa. 33:1
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

Isa. 45:9
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Isa. 45:10
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?