Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'way' occurs 882 times in the standard works.

256 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'way' in the standard works and contain 29% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 98 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 46:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

Prov. 30:19-20 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 22:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 4:33 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 44:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 48:7 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:52 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:2 (3 in 1 verse)


1 Sam. 13:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

 13:17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

 13:18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.




1 Kgs. 18:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 10:52-11:2 (3 in 3 verses)

John 14:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 9:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 52:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 52:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 139:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 15:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 18:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:41 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:41 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:62 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:34 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:107-108 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 527 960 1487
Gen. 36 41 77
Ex. 14 20 34
Lev. 0 22 22
Num. 18 14 32
Deut. 35 48 83
Josh. 16 13 29
Judg. 15 25 40
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 21 35 56
2 Sam. 10 28 38
1 Kgs. 33 37 70
2 Kgs. 22 38 60
1 Chr. 0 17 17
2 Chr. 9 55 64
Ezra 3 9 12
Neh. 5 2 7
Esth. 1 5 6
Job 25 65 90
Ps. 53 71 124
Prov. 57 58 115
Eccl. 4 7 11
Song. 1 7 8
Isa. 35 93 128
Jer. 40 93 133
Lam. 0 9 9
Ezek. 58 57 115
Dan. 2 15 17
Hosea 4 19 23
Joel 0 3 3
Amos 1 18 19
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 2 1 3
Micah 0 5 5
Nahum 2 7 9
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 3 3
Hag. 0 2 2
Zech. 1 10 11
Mal. 2 5 7
NT 137 328 465
BM 145 485 630
DC 65 106 171
PGP 8 27 35
TOTAL 882 1906 2788

1 Sam. 1:14
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

1 Sam. 1:18
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

1 Sam. 4:13
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

1 Sam. 5:11
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

1 Sam. 6:3
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

1 Sam. 6:8
And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

1 Sam. 6:9
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

1 Sam. 6:12
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

1 Sam. 7:3
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Sam. 7:4
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.

1 Sam. 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1 Sam. 8:5
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Sam. 9:6
And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

1 Sam. 9:8
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

1 Sam. 9:13
As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

1 Sam. 9:26
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

1 Sam. 10:25
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

1 Sam. 12:23
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

1 Sam. 13:17
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

1 Sam. 13:18
And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

1 Sam. 14:16
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

1 Sam. 15:2
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

1 Sam. 15:20
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

1 Sam. 15:27
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

1 Sam. 17:26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

1 Sam. 17:52
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

1 Sam. 18:14
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

1 Sam. 19:10
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

1 Sam. 19:17
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

1 Sam. 20:13
The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

1 Sam. 20:22
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.

1 Sam. 20:29
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.

1 Sam. 21:6
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

1 Sam. 23:5
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 Sam. 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

1 Sam. 24:3
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

1 Sam. 24:7
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

1 Sam. 24:19
For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.

1 Sam. 25:10
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

1 Sam. 25:12
So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.

1 Sam. 26:3
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

1 Sam. 26:12
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

1 Sam. 26:25
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Sam. 27:9
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

1 Sam. 28:3
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

1 Sam. 28:20
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

1 Sam. 28:22
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.

1 Sam. 28:25
And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

1 Sam. 30:2
And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

1 Sam. 30:18
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

1 Sam. 30:22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.