Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'than' occurs 687 times in the standard works.

232 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'than' in the standard works and contain 33.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 82 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lam. 4:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 42:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Job 11:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 19:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 55:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 3:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:98-100 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 16:32-17:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 7:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)


Eccl. 9:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.




Matt. 11:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 7:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 15:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:47 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 52:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 55:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 84:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 93:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:37 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

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