Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'well' occurs 362 times in the standard works.

99 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'well' in the standard works and contain 27.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 40 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 29:2-10 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 10:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 26:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 19:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 24:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:4-126:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 188 460 648
NT 74 80 154
BM 46 91 137
1 Ne. 6 7 13
2 Ne. 9 17 26
Jacob 0 2 2
Enos 0 1 1
Mosiah 1 9 10
Alma 19 28 47
Hel. 6 5 11
3 Ne. 2 5 7
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 1 5 6
Ether 0 6 6
Moro. 2 5 7
DC 48 30 78
PGP 6 10 16
TOTAL 362 671 1033

Mosiah 1:10
Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and these are the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I would that ye should make a proclamation throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people out of mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.

Mosiah 2:37
I say unto you, that the man that doeth this, the same cometh out in open rebellion against God; therefore he listeth to obey the evil spirit, and becometh an enemy to all righteousness; therefore, the Lord has no place in him, for he dwelleth not in unholy temples.

Mosiah 2:41
And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.

Mosiah 3:5
For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases.

Mosiah 3:6
And he shall cast out devils, or the evil spirits which dwell in the hearts of the children of men.

Mosiah 7:1
And now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who went up to dwell in the land of Lehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of Zarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.

Mosiah 15:2
And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son--

Mosiah 15:23
They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed them; thus they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken the bands of death.

Mosiah 21:1
And it came to pass that Limhi and his people returned to the city of Nephi, and began to dwell in the land again in peace.

Mosiah 23:8
Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always have just men to be your kings it would be well for you to have a king.