Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'belly' occurs 53 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'belly' in the standard works and contain 26.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jonah 1:17-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)


D&C 89:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

 89:7 And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

 89:8 And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

 89:9 And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.




1 Cor. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
NT 11 0 11
BM 0 0 0
DC 3 0 3
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 53 0 53

D&C 89:7
And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

D&C 89:8
And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

D&C 89:9
And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.