Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'covet' occurs 15 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'covet' in the standard works and contain 40% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 20:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 13:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 4 14 18
NT 4 19 23
BM 3 0 3
DC 4 6 10
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 15 39 54

D&C 19:25
And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife; nor seek thy neighbor's life.

D&C 19:26
And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thine own property, but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of Mormon, which contains the truth and the word of God--

D&C 88:123
See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.

D&C 98:20
For they do not forsake their sins, and their wicked ways, the pride of their hearts, and their covetousness, and all their detestable things, and observe the words of wisdom and eternal life which I have given unto them.

D&C 101:6
Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and contentions, and envyings, and strifes, and lustful and covetous desires among them; therefore by these things they polluted their inheritances.

D&C 104:4
Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment, but have broken the covenant through covetousness, and with feigned words, I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.

D&C 104:52
The covenants being broken through transgression, by covetousness and feigned words--

D&C 117:4
Let them repent of all their sins, and of all their covetous desires, before me, saith the Lord; for what is property unto me? saith the Lord.

D&C 117:8
Is there not room enough on the mountains of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and on the plains of Olaha Shinehah, or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters?

D&C 136:20
Seek ye; and keep all your pledges one with another; and covet not that which is thy brother's.