Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wherefore' occurs 975 times in the standard works.

298 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wherefore' in the standard works and contain 30.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 141 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 1:31-2:18 (21 in 20 verses)

Moro. 7:8-16 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Ne. 10:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Ne. 10:18-25 (8 in 8 verses)

Jacob 4:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 15:33-16:2 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 31:20-32:4 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 1:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 7:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 9:4-10:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 19:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 1:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 4:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 17:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 25:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:18-31:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 27:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 58:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:30 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:22-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 70:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 71:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:78-79 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 244 0 244
Gen. 19 0 19
Ex. 14 0 14
Lev. 3 0 3
Num. 17 0 17
Deut. 4 0 4
Josh. 8 0 8
Judg. 7 0 7
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 33 0 33
2 Sam. 22 0 22
1 Kgs. 8 0 8
2 Kgs. 9 0 9
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 9 0 9
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 2 0 2
Job 10 0 10
Ps. 6 0 6
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 13 0 13
Jer. 24 0 24
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 14 0 14
Dan. 5 0 5
Joel 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 104 0 104
BM 415 0 415
DC 182 0 182
PGP 30 0 30
TOTAL 975 0 975

Deut. 7:12
Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

Deut. 10:9
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him.

Deut. 19:7
Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.

Deut. 29:24
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?