Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'desire' occurs 230 times in the standard works.

48 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'desire' in the standard works and contain 20.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 44:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 92:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 77 43 120
Gen. 2 1 3
Ex. 2 0 2
Deut. 4 2 6
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 4 6
2 Sam. 1 1 2
1 Kgs. 7 2 9
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 2 3 5
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 8 3 11
Ps. 18 11 29
Prov. 10 5 15
Eccl. 2 2 4
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 2 4
Jer. 3 1 4
Ezek. 3 0 3
Dan. 2 2 4
Hosea 1 1 2
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 1 1 2
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Hag. 1 0 1
NT 34 31 65
BM 89 116 205
DC 27 37 64
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 230 230 460

Ps. 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

Ps. 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

Ps. 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Ps. 38:9
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Ps. 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Ps. 45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Ps. 54:7
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Ps. 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Ps. 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Ps. 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

Ps. 78:29
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Ps. 92:11
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Ps. 112:8
His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

Ps. 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Ps. 118:7
The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Ps. 145:16
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Ps. 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.