Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wages' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wages' in the standard works and contain 35.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:121-122 (3 in 2 verses)

Hag. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 0 13
NT 5 0 5
BM 9 0 9
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 6 0 6
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
DC 4 0 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 31 0 31

Alma 3:27
For every man receiveth wages of him whom he listeth to obey, and this according to the words of the spirit of prophecy; therefore let it be according to the truth. And thus endeth the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 5:42
And whosoever doeth this must receive his wages of him; therefore, for his wages he receiveth death, as to things pertaining unto righteousness, being dead unto all good works.

Alma 11:1
Now it was in the law of Mosiah that every man who was a judge of the law, or those who were appointed to be judges, should receive wages according to the time which they labored to judge those who were brought before them to be judged.

Alma 11:3
And the judge received for his wages according to his time-- a senine of gold for a day, or a senum of silver, which is equal to a senine of gold; and this is according to the law which was given.

Alma 11:20
Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.