Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'layeth' occurs 23 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'layeth' in the standard works and contain 8.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

 26:5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 6 22
NT 2 2 4
BM 2 2 4
DC 3 1 4
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 23 13 36

Gen. 4:15
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Deut. 22:26
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:

Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Job 21:19
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

Job 24:12
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

Job 41:26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

Ps. 33:7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Ps. 104:3
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Prov. 2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Prov. 13:16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

Prov. 26:24
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Prov. 31:19
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Isa. 26:5
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

Isa. 56:2
Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Isa. 57:1
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Jer. 9:8
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Jer. 12:11
They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

Ezek. 23:44
Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.

Ezek. 28:9
Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.

Zech. 12:1
The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Matt. 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

Luke 12:21
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luke 15:5
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

1 Ne. 4:13
Behold the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief.

1 Ne. 13:5
And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.

2 Ne. 2:8
Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

2 Ne. 26:24
He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.

D&C 4:4
For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;

D&C 45:26
And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.

D&C 98:13
And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name's sake, shall find it again, even life eternal.

D&C 103:27
Let no man be afraid to lay down his life for my sake; for whoso layeth down his life for my sake shall find it again.

Moses 5:40
And I the Lord said unto him: Whosoever slayeth thee, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And I the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

JS-M 1:51
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord delayeth his coming,