Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'poison' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'poison' in the standard works and contain 42.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Collapse All


Alma 55:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

 55:30 And many times did they attempt to administer of their wine to the Nephites, that they might destroy them with poison or with drunkenness.

 55:31 But behold, the Nephites were not slow to remember the Lord their God in this their time of affliction. They could not be taken in their snares; yea, they would not partake of their wine, save they had first given to some of the Lamanite prisoners.

 55:32 And they were thus cautious that no poison should be administered among them; for if their wine would poison a Lamanite it would also poison a Nephite; and thus they did try all their liquors.





Ps. 58:4 (2 in 1 verse)

 58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;





D&C 84:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

 84:71 And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not hurt them;

 84:72 And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.




Collapse All

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 0 7
NT 2 0 2
BM 7 6 13
DC 3 3 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 9 28

Deut. 32:24
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

Deut. 32:33
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Job 20:16
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

Ps. 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Ps. 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Rom. 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

2 Ne. 25:20
And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And as the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.

Mosiah 7:30
And again, he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the chaff thereof in the whirlwind; and the effect thereof is poison.

Alma 47:18
And it came to pass that Amalickiah caused that one of his servants should administer poison by degrees to Lehonti, that he died.

Alma 55:30
And many times did they attempt to administer of their wine to the Nephites, that they might destroy them with poison or with drunkenness.

Alma 55:32
And they were thus cautious that no poison should be administered among them; for if their wine would poison a Lamanite it would also poison a Nephite; and thus they did try all their liquors.

Morm. 8:24
And he knoweth their prayers, that they were in behalf of their brethren. And he knoweth their faith, for in his name could they remove mountains; and in his name could they cause the earth to shake; and by the power of his word did they cause prisons to tumble to the earth; yea, even the fiery furnace could not harm them, neither wild beasts nor poisonous serpents, because of the power of his word.

Ether 9:31
And there came forth poisonous serpents also upon the face of the land, and did poison many people. And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents, towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites Zarahemla.

Ether 9:33
And it came to pass that the Lord did cause the serpents that they should pursue them no more, but that they should hedge up the way that the people could not pass, that whoso should attempt to pass might fall by the poisonous serpents.

Ether 10:19
And it came to pass that Lib also did that which was good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter.

D&C 24:13
Require not miracles, except I shall command you, except casting out devils, healing the sick, and against poisonous serpents, and against deadly poisons;

D&C 84:71
And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not hurt them;

D&C 84:72
And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.

D&C 124:98
And these signs shall follow him-- he shall heal the sick, he shall cast out devils, and shall be delivered from those who would administer unto him deadly poison;

D&C 124:99
And he shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent cannot lay hold upon his heel, and he shall mount up in the imagination of his thoughts as upon eagles' wings.