Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lieth' occurs 72 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lieth' in the standard works and contain 26.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 27:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 3:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 23:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)


Lev. 26:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

 26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.




Josh. 18:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 52 8 60
Gen. 2 0 2
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 13 0 13
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 4 3 7
Josh. 5 0 5
Judg. 5 0 5
Ruth 1 0 1
2 Sam. 2 0 2
Neh. 5 0 5
Job 2 3 5
Ps. 4 1 5
Prov. 4 0 4
Ezek. 2 0 2
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 0 1 1
NT 7 2 9
BM 4 0 4
DC 8 0 8
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 72 10 82

Lev. 6:3
Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

Lev. 14:47
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

Lev. 15:4
Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

Lev. 15:20
And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

Lev. 15:24
And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

Lev. 15:26
Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

Lev. 15:33
And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.

Lev. 19:20
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

Lev. 20:11
And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Lev. 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Lev. 26:34
Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

Lev. 26:35
As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.

Lev. 26:43
The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.