Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'justify' occurs 20 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'justify' in the standard works and contain 10% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 2 9
Ex. 1 0 1
Deut. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Job 3 0 3
Isa. 2 0 2
NT 4 0 4
BM 3 0 3
DC 5 0 5
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 20 2 22

Ex. 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Deut. 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

1 Kgs. 8:32
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

2 Chr. 6:23
Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

Job 9:20
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Job 27:5
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Job 33:32
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Isa. 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Isa. 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.