Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'set' occurs 828 times in the standard works.

182 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'set' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:3-10 (11 in 8 verses)

Ex. 40:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Dan. 2:49-3:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 3:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 17:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 44:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 141:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 611 273 884
NT 84 62 146
BM 74 49 123
1 Ne. 6 4 10
2 Ne. 14 12 26
Jacob 2 2 4
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 6 3 9
Alma 25 13 38
Hel. 9 4 13
3 Ne. 8 2 10
Morm. 1 3 4
Ether 3 3 6
Moro. 0 2 2
DC 43 29 72
PGP 16 12 28
TOTAL 828 425 1253

Alma 1:30
And thus, in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

Alma 3:6
And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.

Alma 3:7
And their brethren sought to destroy them, therefore they were cursed; and the Lord God set a mark upon them, yea, upon Laman and Lemuel, and also the sons of Ishmael, and Ishmaelitish women.

Alma 3:10
Therefore, whosoever suffered himself to be led away by the Lamanites was called under that head, and there was a mark set upon him.

Alma 3:13
Now we will return again to the Amlicites, for they also had a mark set upon them; yea, they set the mark upon themselves, yea, even a mark of red upon their foreheads.

Alma 3:14
Thus the word of God is fulfilled, for these are the words which he said to Nephi: Behold, the Lamanites have I cursed, and I will set a mark on them that they and their seed may be separated from thee and thy seed, from this time henceforth and forever, except they repent of their wickedness and turn to me that I may have mercy upon them.

Alma 3:15
And again: I will set a mark upon him that mingleth his seed with thy brethren, that they may be cursed also.

Alma 3:16
And again: I will set a mark upon him that fighteth against thee and thy seed.

Alma 4:8
For they saw and beheld with great sorrow that the people of the church began to be lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and to set their hearts upon riches and upon the vain things of the world, that they began to be scornful, one towards another, and they began to persecute those that did not believe according to their own will and pleasure.

Alma 5:18
Or otherwise, can ye imagine yourselves brought before the tribunal of God with your souls filled with guilt and remorse, having a remembrance of all your guilt, yea, a perfect remembrance of all your wickedness, yea, a remembrance that ye have set at defiance the commandments of God?

Alma 5:53
And now my beloved brethren, I say unto you, can ye withstand these sayings; yea, can ye lay aside these things, and trample the Holy One under your feet; yea, can ye be puffed up in the pride of your hearts; yea, will ye still persist in the wearing of costly apparel and setting your hearts upon the vain things of the world, upon your riches?

Alma 7:6
But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your brethren; I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world; yea, I trust that you do not worship idols, but that ye do worship the true and the living God, and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins, with an everlasting faith, which is to come.

Alma 7:15
Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, yea, come and go forth, and show unto your God that ye are willing to repent of your sins and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters of baptism.

Alma 8:21
And it came to pass that the man received him into his house; and the man was called Amulek; and he brought forth bread and meat and set before Alma.

Alma 8:24
And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.

Alma 12:4
And thou seest that we know that thy plan was a very subtle plan, as to the subtlety of the devil, for to lie and to deceive this people that thou mightest set them against us, to revile us and to cast us out--

Alma 17:14
And assuredly it was great, for they had undertaken to preach the word of God to a wild and a hardened and a ferocious people; a people who delighted in murdering the Nephites, and robbing and plundering them; and their hearts were set upon riches, or upon gold and silver, and precious stones; yet they sought to obtain these things by murdering and plundering, that they might not labor for them with their own hands.

Alma 17:25
But Ammon said unto him: Nay, but I will be thy servant. Therefore Ammon became a servant to king Lamoni. And it came to pass that he was set among other servants to watch the flocks of Lamoni, according to the custom of the Lamanites.

Alma 18:16
And it came to pass that Ammon, being filled with the Spirit of God, therefore he perceived the thoughts of the king. And he said unto him: Is it because thou hast heard that I defended thy servants and thy flocks, and slew seven of their brethren with the sling and with the sword, and smote off the arms of others, in order to defend thy flocks and thy servants; behold, is it this that causeth thy marvelings?

Alma 26:22
Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing-- unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.

Alma 27:23
And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi, that we may protect our brethren in the land Jershon; and this we do for our brethren, on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren lest they should commit sin; and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.

Alma 28:1
And now it came to pass that after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon, and a church also established in the land of Jershon, and the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon, yea, in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla; behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the wilderness.

Alma 31:24
Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved; for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people; yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver, and upon all manner of fine goods.

Alma 31:28
Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things which they are ornamented with; and behold, their hearts are set upon them, and yet they cry unto thee and say-- We thank thee, O God, for we are a chosen people unto thee, while others shall perish.

Alma 33:7
And when I did turn unto my closet, O Lord, and prayed unto thee, thou didst hear me.

Alma 34:26
But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.

Alma 39:1
And now, my son, I have somewhat more to say unto thee than what I said unto thy brother; for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother, his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God? Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?

Alma 42:23
But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.

Alma 42:24
For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.

Alma 51:7
And it came to pass that this matter of their contention was settled by the voice of the people. And it came to pass that the voice of the people came in favor of the freemen, and Pahoran retained the judgment-seat, which caused much rejoicing among the brethren of Pahoran and also many of the people of liberty, who also put the king-men to silence, that they durst not oppose but were obliged to maintain the cause of freedom.

Alma 51:12
Yea, even Amalickiah did himself come down, at the head of the Lamanites. And it was in the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges; and it was at the same time that they had begun to settle the affairs of their contentions concerning the chief judge, Pahoran.

Alma 53:1
And it came to pass that they did set guards over the prisoners of the Lamanites, and did compel them to go forth and bury their dead, yea, and also the dead of the Nephites who were slain; and Moroni placed men over them to guard them while they should perform their labors.

Alma 54:11
But behold, it supposeth me that I talk to you concerning these things in vain; or it supposeth me that thou art a child of hell; therefore I will close my epistle by telling you that I will not exchange prisoners, save it be on conditions that ye will deliver up a man and his wife and his children, for one prisoner; if this be the case that ye will do it, I will exchange.

Alma 61:7
And they have come unto us, insomuch that those who have risen up in rebellion against us are set at defiance, yea, insomuch that they do fear us and durst not come out against us to battle.

Alma 61:8
They have got possession of the land, or the city, of Zarahemla; they have appointed a king over them, and he hath written unto the king of the Lamanites, in the which he hath joined an alliance with him; in the which alliance he hath agreed to maintain the city of Zarahemla, which maintenance he supposeth will enable the Lamanites to conquer the remainder of the land, and he shall be placed king over this people when they shall be conquered under the Lamanites.

Alma 63:7
And in the thirty and eighth year, this man built other ships. And the first ship did also return, and many more people did enter into it; and they also took much provisions, and set out again to the land northward.