Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wise' occurs 324 times in the standard works.

67 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wise' in the standard works and contain 20.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eccl. 2:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Cor. 3:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Prov. 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 19:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 13:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 29:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:17-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 191 71 262
NT 56 80 136
Matt. 17 12 29
Mark 1 4 5
Luke 4 23 27
John 2 3 5
Acts 3 1 4
Rom. 8 8 16
1 Cor. 12 5 17
2 Cor. 2 2 4
Gal. 0 3 3
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 1 4 5
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 0 2 2
Heb. 1 2 3
James 1 1 2
1 Pet. 0 5 5
Jude 1 1 2
Rev. 1 1 2
BM 40 28 68
DC 34 40 74
PGP 3 9 12
TOTAL 324 228 552

Acts 3:24
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

Acts 7:6
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

Acts 13:34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

Acts 13:41
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.