Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'get' occurs 198 times in the standard works.

43 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'get' in the standard works and contain 21.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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Prov. 4:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.




Alma 32:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 24:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:55 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 104 574 678
Gen. 9 26 35
Ex. 10 25 35
Lev. 5 7 12
Num. 8 20 28
Deut. 8 25 33
Josh. 4 9 13
Judg. 4 21 25
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 6 29 35
2 Sam. 1 21 22
1 Kgs. 10 12 22
2 Kgs. 2 9 11
1 Chr. 0 9 9
2 Chr. 1 18 19
Ezra 0 11 11
Neh. 1 11 12
Esth. 0 10 10
Job 0 34 34
Ps. 1 80 81
Prov. 9 38 47
Eccl. 1 8 9
Song. 2 1 3
Isa. 5 72 77
Jer. 7 36 43
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 4 8 12
Dan. 1 10 11
Hosea 0 5 5
Joel 1 1 2
Amos 0 3 3
Micah 0 1 1
Nahum 0 5 5
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 2 3
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 1 3 4
NT 14 190 204
BM 58 264 322
DC 9 102 111
PGP 13 15 28
TOTAL 198 1145 1343

Prov. 2:17
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Prov. 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Prov. 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Prov. 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Prov. 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Prov. 6:33
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

Prov. 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Prov. 9:7
He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

Prov. 10:27
The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Prov. 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

Prov. 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Prov. 15:32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Prov. 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Prov. 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Prov. 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Prov. 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Prov. 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Prov. 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Prov. 18:16
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

Prov. 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Prov. 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Prov. 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Prov. 22:2
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Prov. 22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Prov. 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Prov. 23:32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Prov. 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Prov. 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

Prov. 29:13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.

Prov. 29:14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Prov. 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Prov. 29:21
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

Prov. 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

Prov. 30:33
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

Prov. 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Prov. 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Prov. 31:14
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.