Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ways' occurs 270 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ways' in the standard works and contain 13% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 55:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 27:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:60-31:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 185 30 215
NT 20 45 65
BM 53 45 98
DC 9 34 43
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 270 157 427

D&C 6:11
And if thou wilt inquire, thou shalt know mysteries which are great and marvelous; therefore thou shalt exercise thy gift, that thou mayest find out mysteries, that thou mayest bring many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, convince them of the error of their ways.

D&C 6:35
Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.

D&C 56:14
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my people-- you have many things to do and to repent of; for behold, your sins have come up unto me, and are not pardoned, because you seek to counsel in your own ways.

D&C 61:27
Nevertheless, unto whom is given power to command the waters, unto him it is given by the Spirit to know all his ways;

D&C 75:29
Let every man be diligent in all things. And the idler shall not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways.

D&C 76:2
Great is his wisdom, marvelous are his ways, and the extent of his doings none can find out.

D&C 82:7
And now, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, will not lay any sin to your charge; go your ways and sin no more; but unto that soul who sinneth shall the former sins return, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 98:20
For they do not forsake their sins, and their wicked ways, the pride of their hearts, and their covetousness, and all their detestable things, and observe the words of wisdom and eternal life which I have given unto them.

D&C 133:44
Yea, when thou comest down, and the mountains flow down at thy presence, thou shalt meet him who rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, who remembereth thee in thy ways.