Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'own' occurs 977 times in the standard works.

297 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'own' in the standard works and contain 30.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 104:49-50 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 22:13 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 6:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 6:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 5:25-6:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 58:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:68 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:53-54 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:76-77 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 2:24-3:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 32:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 44:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 81:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:57 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Philem. 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:57 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 35:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:109 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:48 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 390 1248 1638
Gen. 8 74 82
Ex. 6 60 66
Lev. 15 17 32
Num. 13 29 42
Deut. 9 52 61
Josh. 3 39 42
Judg. 5 74 79
Ruth 1 15 16
1 Sam. 14 59 73
2 Sam. 20 40 60
1 Kgs. 23 33 56
2 Kgs. 19 60 79
1 Chr. 7 25 32
2 Chr. 17 34 51
Ezra 1 8 9
Neh. 3 11 14
Esth. 3 8 11
Job 13 42 55
Ps. 39 121 160
Prov. 48 35 83
Eccl. 5 8 13
Song. 1 7 8
Isa. 35 124 159
Jer. 24 64 88
Lam. 1 17 18
Ezek. 31 77 108
Dan. 10 48 58
Hosea 4 6 10
Joel 2 6 8
Amos 2 11 13
Obad. 1 3 4
Jonah 1 5 6
Micah 1 9 10
Nahum 0 6 6
Hab. 0 2 2
Zeph. 0 5 5
Hag. 1 2 3
Zech. 3 9 12
Mal. 1 3 4
NT 206 398 604
BM 226 549 775
DC 122 183 305
PGP 33 40 73
TOTAL 977 2418 3395

Prov. 1:12
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Prov. 1:18
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

Prov. 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Prov. 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Prov. 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Prov. 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Prov. 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Prov. 3:20
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Prov. 3:24
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Prov. 4:9
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Prov. 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Prov. 5:15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Prov. 5:17
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Prov. 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Prov. 6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

Prov. 7:26
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Prov. 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Prov. 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Prov. 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Prov. 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Prov. 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Prov. 11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Prov. 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Prov. 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Prov. 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Prov. 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Prov. 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Prov. 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Prov. 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

Prov. 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Prov. 14:10
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Prov. 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Prov. 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Prov. 14:18
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Prov. 14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Prov. 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Prov. 14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Prov. 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Prov. 15:32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Prov. 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Prov. 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Prov. 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Prov. 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Prov. 18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Prov. 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Prov. 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Prov. 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Prov. 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Prov. 20:24
Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

Prov. 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

Prov. 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Prov. 22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Prov. 22:19
That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

Prov. 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Prov. 23:34
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

Prov. 24:31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Prov. 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Prov. 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Prov. 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Prov. 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Prov. 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Prov. 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Prov. 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Prov. 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Prov. 27:10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Prov. 27:24
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Prov. 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

Prov. 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Prov. 28:26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Prov. 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Prov. 30:12
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Prov. 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

Prov. 31:31
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.