diff --git a/scripts/verify b/scripts/verify
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b421c06f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env coffee
+
+global._        = require 'underscore'
+global.Backbone = require 'backbone'
+
+fs               = require 'fs'
+Logger           = require '../src/scripts/logger'
+ModVersionParser = require '../src/scripts/models/mod_version_parser'
+
+require '../src/scripts/underscore_mixins'
+
+########################################################################################################################
+
+if process.argv.length is 3
+    sourceFileName = process.argv[2]
+else
+    console.error """
+
+    USAGE: verify <source>
+
+        Verifies that a recipe book is in the proper format. If there is a problem,
+        then a message will be displayed. Otherwise, the command has no output.
+
+    """
+    process.exit -1
+
+global.logger = new Logger level:Logger.WARNING
+
+try
+    text       = fs.readFileSync sourceFileName, 'UTF-8'
+    parser     = new ModVersionParser showAllErrors:true
+    modVersion = parser.parse text
+catch e
+    console.error e.message
diff --git a/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parser.coffee b/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parser.coffee
index 724addd86..54c65bd81 100644
--- a/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parser.coffee
+++ b/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parser.coffee
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ module.exports = class ModVersionParser
 
     @CURRENT_VERSION = '2'
 
-    constructor: ->
+    constructor: (options={})->
+        options.showAllErrors ?= false
+
         @_parsers =
-            '1': new V1
-            '2': new V2
+            '1': new V1 options
+            '2': new V2 options
 
     parse: (data)->
         if not data? then throw new Error 'mod description data is missing'
diff --git a/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parsers/v2.coffee b/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parsers/v2.coffee
index 989310c1b..0344ff189 100644
--- a/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parsers/v2.coffee
+++ b/src/scripts/models/mod_version_parsers/v2.coffee
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ StringBuilder = require '../string_builder'
 
 module.exports = class V2
 
+    constructor: (options={})->
+        options.showAllErrors ?= false
+        @showAllErrors = options.showAllErrors
+
+    # Class Methods ################################################################################
+
     @COMMAND = /\ *([^:]*):?(.*)/
 
     @COMMENT = /([^\\]?)#.*/
@@ -25,6 +31,8 @@ module.exports = class V2
 
     @STACK = /^([0-9]+) +(.*)$/
 
+    # Public Methods ###############################################################################
+
     parse: (text)->
         @_modVersionData = {}
         @_lineNumber     = 1
@@ -36,7 +44,8 @@ module.exports = class V2
             for command in commands
                 @_execute command
 
-        return @_buildModVersion @_modVersionData
+        modVersion = @_handleErrors @_buildModVersion, @_modVersionData
+        return modVersion
 
     unparse: (modVersion)->
         builder = new StringBuilder context:modVersion
@@ -48,11 +57,8 @@ module.exports = class V2
     _execute: (command)->
         method = this["_command_#{command.name}"]
         if not method? then throw new Error "Unknown command: #{command.name}"
-        try
-            method.apply this, command.args
-        catch e
-            e.message = "line #{@_lineNumber}: #{e.message}"
-            throw e
+
+        @_handleErrors method, command.args
 
     _parseLine: (line)->
         line = line.replace V2.COMMENT, '$1'
@@ -73,6 +79,17 @@ module.exports = class V2
 
         return commands
 
+    _handleErrors: (callback, args...)->
+        if args.length is 1 and _.isArray(args[0]) then args = args[0]
+
+        try
+            callback.apply this, args
+        catch e
+            e.message = "line #{@_lineNumber}: #{e.message}"
+            if not @showAllErrors then throw e
+            console.error e.message
+
+
     # Command Methods ##############################################################################
 
     _command_description: (descriptionParts...)->
@@ -178,7 +195,7 @@ module.exports = class V2
         modVersion = new ModVersion attributes
 
         for itemData in modVersionData.items
-            @_buildItem modVersion, itemData
+            @_handleErrors @_buildItem, modVersion, itemData
 
         return modVersion
 
@@ -190,7 +207,7 @@ module.exports = class V2
         item = new Item modVersion:modVersion, name:itemData.name, isGatherable:itemData.gatherable
 
         for recipeData in itemData.recipes
-            @_buildRecipe modVersion, item, recipeData
+            @_handleErrors @_buildRecipe, modVersion, item, recipeData
 
         return item