Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'purpose' occurs 102 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'purpose' in the standard works and contain 21.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:80 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 19 38
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 1 2
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 1 1 2
Ps. 0 2 2
Prov. 1 1 2
Eccl. 3 0 3
Isa. 3 7 10
Jer. 5 5 10
Lam. 0 1 1
Dan. 1 1 2
NT 17 6 23
BM 34 14 48
DC 27 7 34
PGP 5 1 6
TOTAL 102 47 149

2 Chr. 32:2
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

Job 17:11
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

Ps. 17:3
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Ps. 140:4
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Prov. 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Isa. 14:24
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Isa. 14:26
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

Isa. 14:27
For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

Isa. 19:10
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.

Isa. 19:12
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

Isa. 23:9
The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

Isa. 46:11
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Jer. 4:28
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Jer. 49:20
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

Jer. 50:45
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

Lam. 2:8
The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

Dan. 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.