Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sake' occurs 189 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sake' in the standard works and contain 26.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 10:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)


Ps. 69:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

 69:6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

 69:7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.




D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 48:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 20:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 143:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 85 147 232
Gen. 11 1 12
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 0 1 1
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 0 12 12
Josh. 0 3 3
Judg. 0 5 5
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 2 3 5
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 8 6 14
2 Kgs. 5 2 7
1 Chr. 1 3 4
2 Chr. 1 13 14
Ezra 0 3 3
Neh. 1 3 4
Job 1 4 5
Ps. 18 20 38
Prov. 0 11 11
Isa. 14 19 33
Jer. 3 24 27
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 5 6 11
Dan. 2 2 4
Amos 0 1 1
Jonah 1 1 2
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 60 24 84
BM 23 21 44
DC 13 17 30
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 189 209 398

Ps. 6:4
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

Ps. 7:7
So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

Ps. 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Ps. 22:1
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Ps. 23:3
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Ps. 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Ps. 25:11
For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Ps. 27:9
Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Ps. 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Ps. 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

Ps. 31:16
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Ps. 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Ps. 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Ps. 37:28
For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Ps. 38:21
Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

Ps. 44:22
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Ps. 44:26
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.

Ps. 69:6
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Ps. 69:7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Ps. 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Ps. 71:11
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

Ps. 71:18
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Ps. 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

Ps. 89:30
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

Ps. 94:14
For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

Ps. 105:14
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Ps. 106:8
Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

Ps. 106:32
They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Ps. 109:21
But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

Ps. 115:1
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

Ps. 119:8
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

Ps. 119:53
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Ps. 122:8
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

Ps. 132:10
For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

Ps. 138:8
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Ps. 143:11
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.