Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'beware' occurs 43 times in the standard works.

5 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'beware' in the standard works and contain 11.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Philip. 3:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
NT 16 0 16
BM 3 0 3
DC 12 0 12
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 43 0 43

D&C 23:1
Behold, I speak unto you, Oliver, a few words. Behold, thou art blessed, and art under no condemnation. But beware of pride, lest thou shouldst enter into temptation.

D&C 25:14
Continue in the spirit of meekness, and beware of pride. Let thy soul delight in thy husband, and the glory which shall come upon him.

D&C 38:39
And if ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.

D&C 41:12
These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your souls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen.

D&C 46:8
Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given;

D&C 50:9
Wherefore, let every man beware lest he do that which is not in truth and righteousness before me.

D&C 52:12
And let my servant Lyman Wight beware, for Satan desireth to sift him as chaff.

D&C 63:15
Let such beware and repent speedily, lest judgment shall come upon them as a snare, and their folly shall be made manifest, and their works shall follow them in the eyes of the people.

D&C 63:61
Wherefore, let all men beware how they take my name in their lips--

D&C 82:2
Nevertheless, there are those among you who have sinned exceedingly; yea, even all of you have sinned; but verily I say unto you, beware from henceforth, and refrain from sin, lest sore judgments fall upon your heads.

D&C 84:43
And I now give unto you a commandment to beware concerning yourselves, to give diligent heed to the words of eternal life.

D&C 90:5
And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house.