Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'better' occurs 147 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'better' in the standard works and contain 17% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eccl. 6:11-7:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Eccl. 7:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Eccl. 7:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)


Prov. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.




Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 0 82
Gen. 1 0 1
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 1 0 1
Judg. 4 0 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Ps. 7 0 7
Prov. 20 0 20
Eccl. 23 0 23
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 1 0 1
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 35 1 36
BM 25 0 25
DC 5 0 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 147 1 148

Prov. 3:14
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Prov. 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Prov. 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

Prov. 12:9
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Prov. 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Prov. 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Prov. 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Prov. 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Prov. 16:19
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Prov. 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Prov. 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Prov. 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Prov. 19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Prov. 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Prov. 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Prov. 25:7
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Prov. 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Prov. 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Prov. 27:10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Prov. 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.