Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sister' occurs 122 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sister' in the standard works and contain 38.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 16:45-49 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 20:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 23:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)


Song. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

 4:10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!




Song. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 99 11 110
Gen. 24 0 24
Ex. 5 0 5
Lev. 10 0 10
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 0 1 1
Judg. 1 0 1
Ruth 2 0 2
2 Sam. 10 0 10
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 10 1 11
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 1 2 3
Prov. 1 0 1
Song. 7 0 7
Jer. 4 0 4
Ezek. 15 6 21
Hosea 0 1 1
NT 17 8 25
BM 0 1 1
DC 2 3 5
PGP 4 1 5
TOTAL 122 24 146

Song. 4:9
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

Song. 4:10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Song. 4:12
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Song. 5:1
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Song. 5:2
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

Song. 8:8
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?