Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'writing' occurs 64 times in the standard works.

24 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'writing' in the standard works and contain 37.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 32:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 35:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)


Dan. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

 5:25 And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.




2 Ne. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 0 34
Ex. 3 0 3
Deut. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 5 0 5
Ezra 2 0 2
Esth. 9 0 9
Isa. 1 0 1
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 10 0 10
NT 4 2 6
BM 16 1 17
DC 10 6 16
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 64 9 73

Dan. 5:7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Dan. 5:8
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.

Dan. 5:15
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

Dan. 5:16
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Dan. 5:17
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Dan. 5:24
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

Dan. 5:25
And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.

Dan. 6:8
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Dan. 6:9
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

Dan. 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.