Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'find' occurs 214 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'find' in the standard works and contain 16.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Dan. 6:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 7:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

John 7:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 123:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 109 20 129
Gen. 12 3 15
Ex. 3 0 3
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 6 0 6
Judg. 4 0 4
Ruth 3 0 3
1 Sam. 9 0 9
2 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 4 0 4
Ezra 2 0 2
Job 7 2 9
Ps. 5 1 6
Prov. 13 9 22
Eccl. 11 1 12
Song. 3 0 3
Isa. 3 1 4
Jer. 6 0 6
Lam. 2 1 3
Ezek. 0 1 1
Dan. 4 0 4
Hosea 4 1 5
Amos 1 0 1
NT 47 19 66
BM 31 4 35
DC 26 0 26
PGP 1 4 5
TOTAL 214 47 261

Gen. 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

Gen. 4:15
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Gen. 31:32
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

Job 9:10
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

Job 33:10
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

Ps. 119:162
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Prov. 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Prov. 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

Prov. 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Prov. 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Prov. 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

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

Prov. 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Eccl. 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Isa. 58:13
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Lam. 1:3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

Ezek. 3:1
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

Hosea 14:3
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.