Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'build' occurs 271 times in the standard works.

98 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'build' in the standard works and contain 36.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 2:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 127:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:18-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 146 97 243
Gen. 2 7 9
Ex. 1 1 2
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 5 2 7
Josh. 2 3 5
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 17 13 30
2 Kgs. 0 3 3
1 Chr. 19 2 21
2 Chr. 19 4 23
Ezra 13 18 31
Neh. 7 12 19
Job 0 2 2
Ps. 8 2 10
Prov. 1 3 4
Eccl. 1 2 3
Song. 1 1 2
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 12 2 14
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 5 15 20
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 0 1 1
Amos 2 1 3
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 5 0 5
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 16 25 41
BM 48 30 78
DC 61 22 83
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 271 177 448

Jer. 1:10
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Jer. 18:9
And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

Jer. 22:14
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Jer. 24:6
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Jer. 29:5
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Jer. 29:28
For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Jer. 31:4
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Jer. 31:28
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

Jer. 33:7
And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

Jer. 35:7
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.

Jer. 35:9
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Jer. 42:10
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.