Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'curse' occurs 163 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'curse' in the standard works and contain 36.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 16:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 5:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:53-56 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 103:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 10:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 89 101 190
Gen. 4 9 13
Ex. 1 1 2
Lev. 1 6 7
Num. 19 6 25
Deut. 8 28 36
Josh. 2 15 17
Judg. 3 3 6
1 Sam. 0 4 4
2 Sam. 4 4 8
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
2 Kgs. 1 2 3
1 Chr. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Neh. 3 1 4
Job 6 4 10
Ps. 2 2 4
Prov. 7 2 9
Eccl. 3 1 4
Isa. 5 1 6
Jer. 11 6 17
Lam. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 4 3 7
NT 12 12 24
BM 38 38 76
DC 16 13 29
PGP 8 9 17
TOTAL 163 173 336

Job 1:5
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Job 3:1
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Job 5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 24:18
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.