Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rich' occurs 116 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rich' in the standard works and contain 21.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:30 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

James 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


Rev. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.




D&C 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 41 135 176
NT 40 37 77
Matt. 3 2 5
Mark 2 5 7
Luke 13 6 19
Rom. 1 5 6
1 Cor. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 3 2 5
Eph. 1 5 6
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 0 3 3
1 Tim. 3 2 5
Heb. 0 2 2
James 5 1 6
Rev. 8 2 10
BM 21 46 67
DC 13 19 32
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 116 237 353

Rev. 2:9
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Rev. 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Rev. 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Rev. 5:12
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Rev. 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Rev. 13:16
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Rev. 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

Rev. 18:15
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

Rev. 18:17
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

Rev. 18:19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.