Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wickedness' occurs 310 times in the standard works.

72 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wickedness' in the standard works and contain 23.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 27 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 9:7-12 (8 in 6 verses)

Jer. 44:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Morm. 2:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 13:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 37:29 (3 in 1 verse)


Hosea 7:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

 7:2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

 7:3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.




Lev. 20:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 59:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 118 0 118
Gen. 2 0 2
Lev. 4 0 4
Deut. 6 0 6
Judg. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 9 0 9
Ps. 14 0 14
Prov. 11 0 11
Eccl. 4 0 4
Isa. 4 0 4
Jer. 22 0 22
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 11 0 11
Hosea 7 0 7
Joel 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 9 0 9
BM 159 0 159
DC 16 0 16
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 310 0 310

Hosea 7:1
When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

Hosea 7:2
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

Hosea 7:3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.

Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Hosea 10:15
So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.