Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'abominations' occurs 164 times in the standard works.

48 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'abominations' in the standard works and contain 29.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:21-29 (10 in 9 verses)


Hel. 13:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

 13:14 But behold, it is for the righteous' sake that it is spared. But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord, that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you, then shall ye be ripe for destruction; yea, wo be unto this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

 13:15 Yea, and wo be unto the city of Gideon, for the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

 13:16 Yea, and wo be unto all the cities which are in the land round about, which are possessed by the Nephites, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in them.

 13:17 And behold, a curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the people's sake who are upon the land, yea, because of their wickedness and their abominations.




Morm. 2:18 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:51 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 30:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 18:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 74 0 74
NT 2 0 2
BM 75 0 75
1 Ne. 8 0 8
2 Ne. 6 0 6
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 13 0 13
Alma 13 0 13
Hel. 10 0 10
3 Ne. 13 0 13
Morm. 6 0 6
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 10 0 10
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 164 0 164

Hel. 3:14
But behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, yea, the account of the Lamanites and of the Nephites, and their wars, and contentions, and dissensions, and their preaching, and their prophecies, and their shipping and their building of ships, and their building of temples, and of synagogues and their sanctuaries, and their righteousness, and their wickedness, and their murders, and their robbings, and their plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms, cannot be contained in this work.

Hel. 6:24
And whosoever of those who belonged to their band should reveal unto the world of their wickedness and their abominations, should be tried, not according to the laws of their country, but according to the laws of their wickedness, which had been given by Gadianton and Kishkumen.

Hel. 6:28
And also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the people to build a tower sufficiently high that they might get to heaven. And it was that same being who led on the people who came from that tower into this land; who spread the works of darkness and abominations over all the face of the land, until he dragged the people down to an entire destruction, and to an everlasting hell.

Hel. 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.

Hel. 7:27
Yea, wo be unto you because of your wickedness and abominations!

Hel. 9:23
Behold ye say that I have agreed with a man that he should murder Seezoram, our chief judge. But behold, I say unto you, that this is because I have testified unto you that ye might know concerning this thing; yea, even for a witness unto you, that I did know of the wickedness and abominations which are among you.

Hel. 13:14
But behold, it is for the righteous' sake that it is spared. But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord, that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you, then shall ye be ripe for destruction; yea, wo be unto this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

Hel. 13:15
Yea, and wo be unto the city of Gideon, for the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

Hel. 13:16
Yea, and wo be unto all the cities which are in the land round about, which are possessed by the Nephites, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in them.

Hel. 13:17
And behold, a curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the people's sake who are upon the land, yea, because of their wickedness and their abominations.