Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'than' occurs 687 times in the standard works.

232 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'than' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 82 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lam. 4:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 42:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Job 11:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 19:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 55:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:98-100 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 16:32-17:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 7:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 9:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 11:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 7:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:47 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 52:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 84:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 93:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:37 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 118:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 18:24-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 344 308 652
NT 139 95 234
BM 131 49 180
DC 48 16 64
PGP 25 1 26
TOTAL 687 469 1156

D&C 3:7
For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words--

D&C 6:2
Behold, I am God; give heed unto my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my words.

D&C 6:13
If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.

D&C 6:23
Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?

D&C 6:29
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if they reject my words, and this part of my gospel and ministry, blessed are ye, for they can do no more unto you than unto me.

D&C 7:5
I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater work yet among men than what he has before done.

D&C 10:4
Do not run faster or labor more than you have strength and means provided to enable you to translate; but be diligent unto the end.

D&C 10:21
And their hearts are corrupt, and full of wickedness and abominations; and they love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil; therefore they will not ask of me.

D&C 10:43
I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

D&C 10:68
Whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is against me; therefore he is not of my church.

D&C 11:2
Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.

D&C 12:2
Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore, give heed unto my word.

D&C 14:2
Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.

D&C 19:7
Again, it is written eternal damnation; wherefore it is more express than other scriptures, that it might work upon the hearts of the children of men, altogether for my name's glory.

D&C 19:38
Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing-- yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof.

D&C 29:45
For they love darkness rather than light, and their deeds are evil, and they receive their wages of whom they list to obey.

D&C 30:2
But your mind has been on the things of the earth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my Spirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.

D&C 33:1
Behold, I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop, open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose word is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of the joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

D&C 38:30
I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore, treasure up wisdom in your bosoms, lest the wickedness of men reveal these things unto you by their wickedness, in a manner which shall speak in your ears with a voice louder than that which shall shake the earth; but if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.

D&C 42:33
And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration, which is a residue to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants.

D&C 42:55
And if thou obtainest more than that which would be for thy support, thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may be done according to that which I have said.

D&C 42:80
And if any man or woman shall commit adultery, he or she shall be tried before two elders of the church, or more, and every word shall be established against him or her by two witnesses of the church, and not of the enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.

D&C 51:13
And again, let the bishop appoint a storehouse unto this church; and let all things both in money and in meat, which are more than is needful for the wants of this people, be kept in the hands of the bishop.

D&C 52:9
And let them journey from thence preaching the word by the way, saying none other things than that which the prophets and apostles have written, and that which is taught them by the Comforter through the prayer of faith.

D&C 52:36
Let them labor with their families, declaring none other things than the prophets and apostles, that which they have seen and heard and most assuredly believe, that the prophecies may be fulfilled.

D&C 61:32
And from thence let them journey for the congregations of their brethren, for their labors even now are wanted more abundantly among them than among the congregations of the wicked.

D&C 70:7
Nevertheless, inasmuch as they receive more than is needful for their necessities and their wants, it shall be given into my storehouse;

D&C 75:22
And it shall be more tolerable for the heathen in the day of judgment, than for that house; therefore, gird up your loins and be faithful, and ye shall overcome all things, and be lifted up at the last day. Even so. Amen.

D&C 88:124
Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.

D&C 93:25
And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a liar from the beginning.

D&C 98:7
And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil.

D&C 98:10
Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.

D&C 101:20
And, behold, there is none other place appointed than that which I have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed than that which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my saints--

D&C 102:14
But if it is thought to be difficult, four shall be appointed; and if more difficult, six; but in no case shall more than six be appointed to speak.

D&C 111:10
For there are more treasures than one for you in this city.

D&C 117:13
Therefore, let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the First Presidency of my Church, saith the Lord; and when he falls he shall rise again, for his sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord.

D&C 121:44
That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of death.

D&C 122:4
And although their influence shall cast thee into trouble, and into bars and walls, thou shalt be had in honor; and but for a small moment and thy voice shall be more terrible in the midst of thine enemies than the fierce lion, because of thy righteousness; and thy God shall stand by thee forever and ever.

D&C 122:8
The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

D&C 124:64
And they shall not receive less than fifty dollars for a share of stock in that house, and they shall be permitted to receive fifteen thousand dollars from any one man for stock in that house.

D&C 124:120
For that which is more or less than this cometh of evil, and shall be attended with cursings and not blessings, saith the Lord your God. Even so. Amen.

D&C 130:17
I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time.

D&C 130:19
And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.

D&C 132:37
Abraham received concubines, and they bore him children; and it was accounted unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto him, and he abode in my law; as Isaac also and Jacob did none other things than that which they were commanded; and because they did none other things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into their exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, and are not angels but are gods.

D&C 135:3
Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord's anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. In life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!

D&C 138:6
I opened the Bible and read the third and fourth chapters of the first epistle of Peter, and as I read I was greatly impressed, more than I had ever been before, with the following passages: