Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'acceptable' occurs 40 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'acceptable' in the standard works and contain 15% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Rom. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
Lev. 1 0 1
Deut. 1 0 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Prov. 2 0 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 3 0 3
Jer. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
NT 11 0 11
BM 2 0 2
DC 14 0 14
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 40 0 40

Lev. 22:20
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

Deut. 33:24
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

Ps. 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Ps. 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

Prov. 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Prov. 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Eccl. 12:10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Isa. 49:8
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

Isa. 58:5
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?

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

Jer. 6:20
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

Dan. 4:27
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.