Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'darkness' occurs 312 times in the standard works.

136 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'darkness' in the standard works and contain 43.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 8:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

Job 10:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 6:23 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 3:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 8:22-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 18:22-19:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:58 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 111 0 111
Gen. 5 0 5
Ex. 5 0 5
Deut. 5 0 5
Josh. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 28 0 28
Ps. 17 0 17
Prov. 3 0 3
Eccl. 6 0 6
Isa. 18 0 18
Jer. 4 0 4
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Joel 3 0 3
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
NT 51 0 51
BM 91 0 91
DC 43 0 43
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 312 0 312

Job 3:4
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Job 3:6
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Job 5:14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Job 10:21
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

Job 10:22
A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

Job 15:23
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Job 15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Job 17:12
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Job 17:13
If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

Job 18:18
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

Job 19:8
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

Job 20:26
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Job 23:17
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Job 28:3
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

Job 29:3
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

Job 30:26
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Job 34:22
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Job 37:19
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Job 38:9
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

Job 38:19
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,