Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'truth' occurs 409 times in the standard works.

113 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'truth' in the standard works and contain 27.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 45 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 93:23-30 (10 in 8 verses)

D&C 50:14-21 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Jn. 1:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 16:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

John 8:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Jn. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:40 (3 in 1 verse)

John 18:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

John 17:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 22:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 65:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:32 (2 in 1 verse)

John 16:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:45 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:66 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:61 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:62 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 40:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 85:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 38:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)


Isa. 59:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

 59:15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.




John 4:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 33:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:101-102 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 118 0 118
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 2 0 2
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 2 0 2
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 41 0 41
Prov. 10 0 10
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 19 0 19
Jer. 8 0 8
Dan. 8 0 8
Hosea 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Zech. 5 0 5
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 119 0 119
BM 79 0 79
DC 80 2 82
PGP 13 0 13
TOTAL 409 2 411

Isa. 5:9
In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

Isa. 10:20
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

Isa. 16:5
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

Isa. 25:1
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

Isa. 26:2
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

Isa. 37:18
Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

Isa. 38:3
And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Isa. 38:18
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Isa. 38:19
The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Isa. 39:8
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

Isa. 42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Isa. 43:9
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isa. 48:1
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Isa. 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isa. 59:14
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Isa. 59:15
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

Isa. 61:8
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isa. 65:16
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.