Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'enemy' occurs 162 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 'enemy' in the standard works and contain 20.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 98:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 101:51-54 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 98:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 2:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 99 0 99
NT 11 0 11
BM 20 0 20
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 6 0 6
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 30 0 30
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 162 0 162

Alma 22:34
Therefore the Lamanites could have no more possessions only in the land of Nephi, and the wilderness round about. Now this was wisdom in the Nephites-- as the Lamanites were an enemy to them, they would not suffer their afflictions on every hand, and also that they might have a country whither they might flee, according to their desires.

Alma 26:6
Yea, they shall not be beaten down by the storm at the last day; yea, neither shall they be harrowed up by the whirlwinds; but when the storm cometh they shall be gathered together in their place, that the storm cannot penetrate to them; yea, neither shall they be driven with fierce winds whithersoever the enemy listeth to carry them.

Alma 26:32
For behold, they had rather sacrifice their lives than even to take the life of their enemy; and they have buried their weapons of war deep in the earth, because of their love towards their brethren.

Alma 34:23
Yea, cry unto him against the devil, who is an enemy to all righteousness.

Alma 48:14
Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood if it were necessary; yea, and they were also taught never to give an offense, yea, and never to raise the sword except it were against an enemy, except it were to preserve their lives.

Alma 58:8
But it came to pass that we did receive food, which was guarded to us by an army of two thousand men to our assistance; and this is all the assistance which we did receive, to defend ourselves and our country from falling into the hands of our enemies, yea, to contend with an enemy which was innumerable.