Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reprove' occurs 23 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 'reprove' in the standard works and contain 26.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Job 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 13 29
NT 3 4 7
BM 3 1 4
DC 1 1 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 19 42

Gen. 20:16
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Gen. 21:25
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

1 Chr. 16:21
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

Job 40:2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Ps. 105:14
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Prov. 9:7
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Prov. 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Prov. 25:12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Prov. 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Isa. 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Jer. 29:27
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

Ezek. 3:26
And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

Hab. 2:1
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

Luke 3:19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

John 3:20
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Eph. 5:13
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

Col. 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

2 Ne. 27:32
And they that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.

D&C 121:43
Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;