Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'houses' occurs 171 times in the standard works.

34 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'houses' in the standard works and contain 19.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 10:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 19:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 23:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 123 6 129
NT 13 0 13
BM 22 0 22
DC 13 0 13
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 171 6 177

D&C 42:35
And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of the church, and building houses of worship, and building up of the New Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed--

D&C 59:17
Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether for food or for raiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards;

D&C 70:16
For food and for raiment; for an inheritance; for houses and for lands, in whatsoever circumstances I, the Lord, shall place them, and whithersoever I, the Lord, shall send them.

D&C 90:18
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.

D&C 94:15
That they may do the work which I have appointed unto them, to be a committee to build mine houses, according to the commandment, which I, the Lord God, have given unto you.

D&C 94:16
These two houses are not to be built until I give unto you a commandment concerning them.

D&C 104:34
And again, let my servant John Johnson have the house in which he lives, and the inheritance, all save the ground which has been reserved for the building of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those lots which have been named for my servant Oliver Cowdery.

D&C 104:39
And again, let my servant Newel K. Whitney have appointed unto him the houses and lot where he now resides, and the lot and building on which the mercantile establishment stands, and also the lot which is on the corner south of the mercantile establishment, and also the lot on which the ashery is situated.

D&C 104:68
And all moneys that you receive in your stewardships, by improving upon the properties which I have appointed unto you, in houses, or in lands, or in cattle, or in all things save it be the holy and sacred writings, which I have reserved unto myself for holy and sacred purposes, shall be cast into the treasury as fast as you receive moneys, by hundreds, or by fifties, or by twenties, or by tens, or by fives.

D&C 121:20
Their basket shall not be full, their houses and their barns shall perish, and they themselves shall be despised by those that flattered them.

D&C 132:55
But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an hundred-fold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds.

D&C 136:9
Let each company prepare houses, and fields for raising grain, for those who are to remain behind this season; and this is the will of the Lord concerning his people.

D&C 136:11
And if ye do this with a pure heart, in all faithfulness, ye shall be blessed; you shall be blessed in your flocks, and in your herds, and in your fields, and in your houses, and in your families.