Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'just' occurs 186 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'just' in the standard works and contain 16.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 19:36 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 26:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 59 61 120
Gen. 1 1 2
Ex. 0 1 1
Lev. 4 0 4
Deut. 5 2 7
2 Sam. 1 2 3
1 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 0 2 2
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 6 11 17
Ps. 2 7 9
Prov. 21 7 28
Eccl. 3 1 4
Isa. 4 13 17
Jer. 0 5 5
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 5 3 8
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 0 1 1
Nahum 0 1 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 1 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 35 58 93
BM 57 85 142
DC 29 43 72
PGP 6 5 11
TOTAL 186 252 438

Gen. 6:9
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen. 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Ex. 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Lev. 19:36
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Deut. 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Deut. 16:20
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Deut. 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Deut. 25:15
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Deut. 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Deut. 33:21
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.

2 Sam. 8:15
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

2 Sam. 15:4
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

2 Sam. 23:3
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

1 Kgs. 8:32
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

1 Kgs. 10:9
Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

1 Chr. 18:14
So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

2 Chr. 6:23
Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Chr. 9:8
Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

Neh. 9:33
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Job 8:3
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Job 9:2
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Job 9:20
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Job 11:2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Job 12:4
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Job 13:18
Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Job 16:17
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 27:5
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Job 27:17
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Job 33:12
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Job 33:32
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Job 34:17
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

Job 36:17
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Job 37:23
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Ps. 7:9
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

Ps. 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Ps. 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Ps. 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Ps. 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Ps. 82:3
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Ps. 89:14
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Ps. 119:121
I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

Ps. 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Prov. 1:3
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Prov. 3:33
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

Prov. 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Prov. 8:15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Prov. 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Prov. 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Prov. 10:7
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Prov. 10:20
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Prov. 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Prov. 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

Prov. 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

Prov. 11:9
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Prov. 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

Prov. 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Prov. 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Prov. 16:11
A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Prov. 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

Prov. 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

Prov. 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Prov. 20:7
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Prov. 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Prov. 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Prov. 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Prov. 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Prov. 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

Prov. 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Eccl. 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Eccl. 7:15
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

Eccl. 7:20
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Eccl. 8:14
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

Isa. 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Isa. 9:7
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isa. 26:7
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

Isa. 26:10
Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Isa. 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Isa. 43:9
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isa. 43:26
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Isa. 45:21
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

Isa. 45:25
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Isa. 50:8
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

Isa. 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isa. 56:1
Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Isa. 58:2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Isa. 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isa. 59:9
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

Isa. 59:14
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Jer. 3:11
And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Jer. 22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

Jer. 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Jer. 31:23
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

Jer. 50:7
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

Lam. 4:13
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

Ezek. 16:51
Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

Ezek. 16:52
Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Ezek. 18:5
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

Ezek. 18:9
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

Ezek. 45:9
Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.

Ezek. 45:10
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

Amos 5:12
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Nahum 2:4
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

Hab. 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Zeph. 3:5
The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

Zech. 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.