Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'contention' occurs 46 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'contention' in the standard works and contain 26.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 3:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 4 10
Prov. 4 4 8
Jer. 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
NT 3 2 5
BM 34 52 86
DC 3 2 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 46 60 106

Prov. 13:10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Prov. 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Prov. 18:6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Prov. 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Prov. 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Prov. 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Prov. 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Prov. 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Jer. 15:10
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Hab. 1:3
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.