Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wife' occurs 484 times in the standard works.

236 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wife' in the standard works and contain 48.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 102 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 7:10-16 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 12:17-13:1 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 26:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Deut. 24:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Luke 20:28-33 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Cor. 7:2-4 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 36:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 25:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Judg. 13:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Mark 12:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 12:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 7:27 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 25:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 36:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:20-15:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:46-28:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 39:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 18:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Eph. 5:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 28:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 74:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:67-25:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 21:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 7:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 320 3 323
NT 87 0 87
Matt. 18 0 18
Mark 12 0 12
Luke 19 0 19
John 1 0 1
Acts 5 0 5
1 Cor. 20 0 20
Eph. 5 0 5
1 Tim. 3 0 3
Titus 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 28 0 28
DC 17 0 17
PGP 32 0 32
TOTAL 484 3 487

1 Pet. 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.