Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'soul' occurs 663 times in the standard works.

225 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'soul' in the standard works and contain 33.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 94 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 30:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 4:26-31 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 7:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 15:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 11:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 18:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 3:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:29 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 58:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 42:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 86:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 13:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 53:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 14:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 31:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 88:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 14:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 56:13-57:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 63:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 86:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:22-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 116:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 130:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 420 59 479
Gen. 13 9 22
Ex. 4 5 9
Lev. 32 7 39
Num. 24 4 28
Deut. 18 0 18
Josh. 1 9 10
Judg. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 19 1 20
2 Sam. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 7 0 7
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Job 26 0 26
Ps. 132 2 134
Prov. 38 2 40
Eccl. 5 0 5
Song. 7 0 7
Isa. 25 1 26
Jer. 23 4 27
Lam. 8 1 9
Ezek. 11 14 25
Hosea 1 0 1
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 39 19 58
BM 160 91 251
DC 34 29 63
PGP 10 5 15
TOTAL 663 203 866

Prov. 2:10
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Prov. 3:22
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Prov. 6:30
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Prov. 6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

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

Prov. 10:3
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Prov. 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Prov. 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Prov. 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Prov. 13:2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

Prov. 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Prov. 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Prov. 13:25
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Prov. 14:25
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

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

Prov. 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Prov. 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Prov. 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Prov. 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

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

Prov. 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Prov. 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Prov. 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Prov. 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Prov. 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Prov. 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Prov. 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

Prov. 22:23
For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

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

Prov. 23:14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Prov. 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Prov. 24:14
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Prov. 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Prov. 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Prov. 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Prov. 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

Prov. 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Prov. 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.