Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'well' occurs 362 times in the standard works.

99 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'well' in the standard works and contain 27.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 40 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 29:2-10 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 10:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 26:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 19:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 24:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 7:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

 7:38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.




1 Tim. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:4-126:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 188 460 648
NT 74 80 154
Matt. 7 2 9
Mark 6 2 8
Luke 7 3 10
John 11 4 15
Acts 7 15 22
Rom. 2 7 9
1 Cor. 5 4 9
2 Cor. 2 3 5
Gal. 3 0 3
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 1 1 2
Col. 1 3 4
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 5 1 6
2 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 2 2 4
James 2 1 3
1 Pet. 6 1 7
2 Pet. 2 4 6
1 Jn. 0 7 7
2 Jn. 0 1 1
3 Jn. 1 1 2
Jude 0 1 1
Rev. 0 15 15
BM 46 91 137
DC 48 30 78
PGP 6 10 16
TOTAL 362 671 1033

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.

1 Cor. 7:37
Nevertheless he that standeth steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

1 Cor. 7:38
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

1 Cor. 9:5
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

1 Cor. 10:5
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

1 Cor. 14:17
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.