Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'poison' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'poison' in the standard works and contain 42.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 55:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

 55:30 And many times did they attempt to administer of their wine to the Nephites, that they might destroy them with poison or with drunkenness.

 55:31 But behold, the Nephites were not slow to remember the Lord their God in this their time of affliction. They could not be taken in their snares; yea, they would not partake of their wine, save they had first given to some of the Lamanite prisoners.

 55:32 And they were thus cautious that no poison should be administered among them; for if their wine would poison a Lamanite it would also poison a Nephite; and thus they did try all their liquors.





Ps. 58:4 (2 in 1 verse)

 58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;





D&C 84:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

 84:71 And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not hurt them;

 84:72 And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 0 7
NT 2 0 2
BM 7 6 13
2 Ne. 0 1 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 5 0 5
Morm. 0 1 1
Ether 1 4 5
DC 3 3 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 9 28

Alma 47:18
And it came to pass that Amalickiah caused that one of his servants should administer poison by degrees to Lehonti, that he died.

Alma 55:30
And many times did they attempt to administer of their wine to the Nephites, that they might destroy them with poison or with drunkenness.

Alma 55:32
And they were thus cautious that no poison should be administered among them; for if their wine would poison a Lamanite it would also poison a Nephite; and thus they did try all their liquors.