Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'long' occurs 318 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'long' in the standard works and contain 17.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 13:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:76 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 47:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 125 284
Gen. 2 3 5
Ex. 9 5 14
Lev. 3 1 4
Num. 6 6 12
Deut. 12 16 28
Josh. 6 12 18
Judg. 1 10 11
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 7 7 14
2 Sam. 4 5 9
1 Kgs. 3 5 8
2 Kgs. 2 4 6
1 Chr. 0 3 3
2 Chr. 8 3 11
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 2 3
Job 8 4 12
Ps. 37 16 53
Prov. 8 5 13
Eccl. 1 3 4
Isa. 5 2 7
Jer. 8 3 11
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 17 4 21
Dan. 3 4 7
Hosea 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 52 39 91
BM 80 86 166
DC 27 49 76
PGP 0 6 6
TOTAL 318 305 623

Prov. 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Prov. 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Prov. 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Prov. 7:19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Prov. 10:27
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Prov. 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Prov. 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

Prov. 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Prov. 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Prov. 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Prov. 26:17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Prov. 28:2
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Prov. 28:16
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.