Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'deliver' occurs 438 times in the standard works.

120 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'deliver' in the standard works and contain 27.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 49 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:11-13 (7 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 32:11-17 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 21:36-22:4 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 27:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:56-57:2 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)


Amos 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

 2:14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

 2:15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.




Alma 29:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 10:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 14:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 6:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 37:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:37 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 23:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 59:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 91:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:153-154 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 39:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 267 257 524
Gen. 5 6 11
Ex. 7 9 16
Lev. 1 3 4
Num. 2 3 5
Deut. 13 8 21
Josh. 5 12 17
Judg. 13 36 49
1 Sam. 19 15 34
2 Sam. 6 14 20
1 Kgs. 8 6 14
2 Kgs. 13 16 29
1 Chr. 3 5 8
2 Chr. 13 14 27
Ezra 1 5 6
Neh. 1 1 2
Esth. 0 2 2
Job 8 5 13
Ps. 55 36 91
Prov. 10 8 18
Eccl. 1 1 2
Isa. 17 16 33
Jer. 23 8 31
Lam. 1 1 2
Ezek. 17 13 30
Dan. 10 4 14
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 0 2 2
Amos 5 2 7
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 3 2 5
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 3 0 3
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 29 82 111
BM 118 113 231
DC 16 36 52
PGP 8 4 12
TOTAL 438 492 930

Amos 1:6
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

Amos 1:9
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

Amos 2:14
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

Amos 2:15
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.