Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'youth' occurs 81 times in the standard works.

24 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'youth' in the standard works and contain 29.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eccl. 11:9-12:1 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 23:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 22:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:35 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:28 (2 in 1 verse)


Ps. 129:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 129:1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

 129:2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.




Jer. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 65 2 67
Gen. 3 0 3
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
Job 7 0 7
Ps. 11 0 11
Prov. 2 1 3
Eccl. 4 0 4
Isa. 4 1 5
Jer. 8 0 8
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 9 0 9
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 5 1 6
BM 9 0 9
DC 0 0 0
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 81 3 84

Ps. 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Ps. 71:5
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

Ps. 71:17
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Ps. 88:15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Ps. 89:45
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

Ps. 103:5
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Ps. 110:3
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Ps. 127:4
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Ps. 129:1
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Ps. 129:2
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

Ps. 144:12
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: