Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'comfort' occurs 82 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'comfort' in the standard works and contain 20.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 31:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 42 84
Gen. 4 4 8
Judg. 2 0 2
Ruth 0 1 1
2 Sam. 1 5 6
1 Chr. 3 1 4
2 Chr. 0 2 2
Job 6 3 9
Ps. 5 5 10
Eccl. 0 2 2
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 9 9 18
Jer. 3 1 4
Lam. 4 2 6
Ezek. 2 4 6
Hosea 0 1 1
Nahum 0 1 1
Zech. 2 1 3
NT 24 23 47
BM 13 17 30
DC 2 28 30
PGP 1 3 4
TOTAL 82 113 195

Isa. 22:4
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

Isa. 40:1
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Isa. 51:3
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Isa. 51:19
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

Isa. 57:6
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

Isa. 61:2
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Isa. 66:13
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.