Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'choose' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'choose' in the standard works and contain 22.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 2:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 14:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.




2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 58 5 63
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 23 0 23
Josh. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 2 0 2
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 3 2 5
Ps. 2 1 3
Prov. 2 0 2
Isa. 7 2 9
Ezek. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 1 0 1
BM 17 0 17
DC 6 0 6
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 85 5 90

Isa. 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Isa. 7:16
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Isa. 14:1
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Isa. 40:20
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Isa. 41:24
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Isa. 49:7
Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

Isa. 56:4
For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

Isa. 65:12
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

Isa. 66:4
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.