Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'vain' occurs 173 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'vain' in the standard works and contain 20.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 127:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 20:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 39:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 15:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 13:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 76 0 76
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 2 0 2
Deut. 3 0 3
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 10 0 10
Ps. 15 0 15
Prov. 5 0 5
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 13 0 13
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 3 0 3
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 36 2 38
BM 57 1 58
DC 4 0 4
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 173 3 176

Isa. 1:13
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

Isa. 30:7
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

Isa. 36:5
I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Isa. 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

Isa. 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Isa. 49:4
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

Isa. 65:23
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.