Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'naught' occurs 30 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'naught' in the standard works and contain 23.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 19:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 20:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 5 8
NT 0 1 1
BM 18 0 18
DC 7 0 7
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 30 6 36

D&C 3:1
The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught.

D&C 3:4
For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.

D&C 3:7
For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words--

D&C 3:13
Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and boasted in his own wisdom.

D&C 19:21
And I command you that you preach naught but repentance, and show not these things unto the world until it is wisdom in me.

D&C 76:9
And their wisdom shall be great, and their understanding reach to heaven; and before them the wisdom of the wise shall perish, and the understanding of the prudent shall come to naught.

D&C 109:30
And that all their works may be brought to naught, and be swept away by the hail, and by the judgments which thou wilt send upon them in thine anger, that there may be an end to lyings and slanders against thy people.