Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'dwell' occurs 429 times in the standard works.

117 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'dwell' in the standard works and contain 27.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 47 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 13:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 40:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:99-100 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 68:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 33:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 13:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 13:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 34:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 13:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 33:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 27:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 17:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 35:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 23:6-24:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 101:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

 7:13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.




Mosiah 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 305 129 434
NT 33 34 67
Matt. 1 1 2
Mark 0 1 1
Luke 2 0 2
John 0 4 4
Acts 7 6 13
Rom. 2 4 6
1 Cor. 2 2 4
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 0 1
Col. 2 1 3
1 Tim. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 1 1
James 0 1 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 0 2 2
1 Jn. 1 6 7
2 Jn. 0 1 1
Rev. 13 2 15
BM 56 14 70
DC 26 3 29
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 429 180 609

1 Cor. 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Cor. 4:11
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

1 Cor. 7:12
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

1 Cor. 7:13
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.