Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'evil' occurs 794 times in the standard works.

239 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'evil' in the standard works and contain 30.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 93 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:8-17 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:7 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 18:8-12 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Pet. 3:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 12:21-13:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 29:5 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:34-35 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:35-38 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 24:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:45 (3 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 17:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 11:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Amos 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Jonah 3:10-4:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 31:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 140:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Jn. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:76 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 11:10-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:29-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 483 26 509
Gen. 18 0 18
Ex. 8 1 9
Lev. 2 1 3
Num. 6 0 6
Deut. 24 6 30
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 14 0 14
1 Sam. 24 0 24
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 22 0 22
2 Kgs. 28 0 28
1 Chr. 5 0 5
2 Chr. 17 1 18
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 6 0 6
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 13 0 13
Ps. 40 6 46
Prov. 50 0 50
Eccl. 22 0 22
Isa. 21 5 26
Jer. 100 3 103
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 11 2 13
Dan. 3 0 3
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 7 0 7
Jonah 6 0 6
Micah 7 0 7
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 2 1 3
Zech. 4 0 4
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 132 127 259
BM 134 143 277
DC 29 39 68
PGP 16 7 23
TOTAL 794 342 1136

Prov. 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

Prov. 1:33
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Prov. 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Prov. 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

Prov. 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Prov. 3:29
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Prov. 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Prov. 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Prov. 5:14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Prov. 6:24
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Prov. 8:13
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Prov. 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Prov. 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Prov. 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Prov. 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Prov. 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Prov. 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Prov. 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Prov. 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Prov. 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Prov. 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Prov. 15:15
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Prov. 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Prov. 16:4
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Prov. 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

Prov. 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Prov. 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Prov. 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Prov. 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Prov. 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Prov. 19:23
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Prov. 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Prov. 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

Prov. 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Prov. 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Prov. 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Prov. 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Prov. 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Prov. 24:8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Prov. 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

Prov. 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Prov. 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Prov. 28:5
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

Prov. 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

Prov. 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Prov. 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Prov. 30:32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Prov. 31:12
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.