Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bread' occurs 391 times in the standard works.

144 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bread' in the standard works and contain 36.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 59 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Sam. 21:3-6 (7 in 4 verses)

John 6:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 18:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

John 6:48-51 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 4:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 11:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:36 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 281 102 383
Gen. 25 2 27
Ex. 34 26 60
Lev. 23 0 23
Num. 11 1 12
Deut. 12 2 14
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 7 1 8
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 21 1 22
2 Sam. 10 0 10
1 Kgs. 19 9 28
2 Kgs. 8 0 8
1 Chr. 2 3 5
2 Chr. 5 10 15
Ezra 2 1 3
Neh. 5 1 6
Job 6 2 8
Ps. 14 1 15
Prov. 14 0 14
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 15 1 16
Jer. 8 0 8
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 19 37 56
Dan. 1 1 2
Hosea 3 0 3
Amos 3 0 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 0 2 2
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 80 8 88
BM 22 1 23
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 391 111 502

Prov. 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Prov. 6:26
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Prov. 9:5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Prov. 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

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

Prov. 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Prov. 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Prov. 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Prov. 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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

Prov. 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Prov. 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Prov. 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Prov. 31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.