Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'riches' occurs 158 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'riches' in the standard works and contain 22.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 13:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 38:39 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 28:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 11:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 72 2 74
NT 26 0 26
BM 46 0 46
DC 14 1 15
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 158 3 161

D&C 6:7
Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.

D&C 11:7
Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.

D&C 38:18
And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh;

D&C 38:39
And if ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.

D&C 42:39
For it shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths of my prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the riches of those who embrace my gospel among the Gentiles unto the poor of my people who are of the house of Israel.

D&C 43:25
How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants, and by the ministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of thunderings, and by the voice of lightnings, and by the voice of tempests, and by the voice of earthquakes, and great hailstorms, and by the voice of famines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a trump, and by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of mercy all the day long, and by the voice of glory and honor and the riches of eternal life, and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not!

D&C 45:65
And with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you.

D&C 56:16
Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!

D&C 67:2
Behold and lo, mine eyes are upon you, and the heavens and the earth are in mine hands, and the riches of eternity are mine to give.

D&C 68:31
Now, I, the Lord, am not well pleased with the inhabitants of Zion, for there are idlers among them; and their children are also growing up in wickedness; they also seek not earnestly the riches of eternity, but their eyes are full of greediness.

D&C 78:18
And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.

D&C 90:22
And let the bishop search diligently to obtain an agent, and let him be a man who has got riches in store-- a man of God, and of strong faith--