Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pure' occurs 151 times in the standard works.

38 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pure' in the standard works and contain 25.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Titus 1:15 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:52 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 37:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 22:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 25:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 75 5 80
Ex. 31 0 31
Lev. 4 0 4
Deut. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 6 0 6
Ezra 1 0 1
Job 6 1 7
Ps. 7 0 7
Prov. 6 1 7
Isa. 0 1 1
Lam. 0 1 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 22 1 23
BM 26 0 26
DC 27 2 29
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 151 8 159

Job 22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Prov. 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Isa. 1:25
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

Lam. 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

Hab. 1:13
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?