Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'destruction' occurs 262 times in the standard works.

54 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'destruction' in the standard works and contain 20.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 8:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 27:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:3 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

 29:17 For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!

 29:18 Yea, remember king Noah, his wickedness and his abominations, and also the wickedness and abominations of his people. Behold what great destruction did come upon them; and also because of their iniquities they were brought into bondage.




Alma 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 3 85
NT 12 0 12
BM 154 8 162
1 Ne. 16 1 17
2 Ne. 12 2 14
Jacob 4 0 4
Enos 1 1 2
W of M 2 0 2
Mosiah 6 0 6
Alma 45 1 46
Hel. 32 0 32
3 Ne. 11 2 13
Morm. 7 0 7
Ether 16 1 17
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 8 2 10
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 262 13 275

Mosiah 7:31
And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

Mosiah 8:12
And I say unto thee again: Knowest thou of any one that can translate? For I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language; for, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people who have been destroyed, from whence these records came; or, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of this very people who have been destroyed; and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.

Mosiah 21:20
And he caused that his people should watch the land round about, that by some means they might take those priests that fled into the wilderness, who had stolen the daughters of the Lamanites, and that had caused such a great destruction to come upon them.

Mosiah 29:17
For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!

Mosiah 29:18
Yea, remember king Noah, his wickedness and his abominations, and also the wickedness and abominations of his people. Behold what great destruction did come upon them; and also because of their iniquities they were brought into bondage.

Mosiah 29:27
And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will come upon you; yea, then is the time he will visit you with great destruction even as he has hitherto visited this land.