Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lift' occurs 174 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lift' in the standard works and contain 9.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 24:7-25:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 75:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 96 158 254
NT 8 27 35
BM 35 66 101
1 Ne. 2 7 9
2 Ne. 13 7 20
Jacob 1 2 3
Mosiah 5 5 10
Alma 5 21 26
Hel. 3 7 10
3 Ne. 4 12 16
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Morm. 1 2 3
Ether 0 2 2
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 34 19 53
PGP 1 8 9
TOTAL 174 278 452

Hel. 3:34
And they were lifted up in pride, even to the persecution of many of their brethren. Now this was a great evil, which did cause the more humble part of the people to suffer great persecutions, and to wade through much affliction.

Hel. 5:36
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld.

Hel. 6:17
For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.

Hel. 7:26
Yea, wo shall come unto you because of that pride which ye have suffered to enter your hearts, which has lifted you up beyond that which is good because of your exceedingly great riches!

Hel. 8:14
Yea, did he not bear record that the Son of God should come? And as he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness, even so shall he be lifted up who should come.

Hel. 12:5
Yea, how quick to be lifted up in pride; yea, how quick to boast, and do all manner of that which is iniquity; and how slow are they to remember the Lord their God, and to give ear unto his counsels, yea, how slow to walk in wisdom's paths!