Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'choose' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'choose' in the standard works and contain 22.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 2:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 14:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 58 5 63
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 23 0 23
Josh. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 2 0 2
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 3 2 5
Ps. 2 1 3
Prov. 2 0 2
Isa. 7 2 9
Ezek. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 1 0 1
BM 17 0 17
DC 6 0 6
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 85 5 90

Job 7:15
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Job 15:5
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Ps. 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Isa. 40:20
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Isa. 41:24
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.