Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'much' occurs 554 times in the standard works.

146 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'much' in the standard works and contain 26.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jacob 5:18-23 (8 in 6 verses)

Jacob 7:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 18:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 17:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 22:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:48 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 32:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 18:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:34-44:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 157 33 190
Gen. 8 1 9
Ex. 9 0 9
Lev. 6 0 6
Num. 5 1 6
Deut. 4 3 7
Josh. 6 1 7
Judg. 0 1 1
Ruth 1 1 2
1 Sam. 9 2 11
2 Sam. 7 1 8
1 Kgs. 4 4 8
2 Kgs. 5 1 6
1 Chr. 4 1 5
2 Chr. 21 1 22
Ezra 2 1 3
Neh. 3 0 3
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 8 0 8
Ps. 5 1 6
Prov. 14 0 14
Eccl. 10 0 10
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 3 2 5
Jer. 3 2 5
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 5 7 12
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 0 1 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Hag. 2 0 2
Mal. 1 1 2
NT 130 41 171
BM 232 214 446
DC 31 119 150
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 554 413 967

Prov. 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

Prov. 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Prov. 13:23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Prov. 14:4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Prov. 15:6
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Prov. 15:11
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

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

Prov. 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Prov. 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Prov. 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Prov. 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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

Prov. 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Prov. 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.