Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'filthiness' occurs 34 times in the standard works.

15 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'filthiness' in the standard works and contain 44.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jacob 3:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

 3:9 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, which is the word of God, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of their skins; neither shall ye revile against them because of their filthiness; but ye shall remember your own filthiness, and remember that their filthiness came because of their fathers.

 3:10 Wherefore, ye shall remember your children, how that ye have grieved their hearts because of the example that ye have set before them; and also, remember that ye may, because of your filthiness, bring your children unto destruction, and their sins be heaped upon your heads at the last day.




Ezek. 24:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
NT 4 0 4
BM 17 0 17
1 Ne. 4 0 4
Jacob 5 0 5
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 34 0 34

Jacob 3:5
Behold, the Lamanites your brethren, whom ye hate because of their filthiness and the cursing which hath come upon their skins, are more righteous than you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of the Lord, which was given unto our father-- that they should have save it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there should not be whoredoms committed among them.

Jacob 3:9
Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, which is the word of God, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of their skins; neither shall ye revile against them because of their filthiness; but ye shall remember your own filthiness, and remember that their filthiness came because of their fathers.

Jacob 3:10
Wherefore, ye shall remember your children, how that ye have grieved their hearts because of the example that ye have set before them; and also, remember that ye may, because of your filthiness, bring your children unto destruction, and their sins be heaped upon your heads at the last day.