Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'keepeth' occurs 58 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'keepeth' in the standard works and contain 24.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Prov. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 19:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 56:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 121:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Jn. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.




D&C 93:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 0 34
NT 12 0 12
BM 2 0 2
DC 10 0 10
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 58 0 58

Ex. 21:18
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Deut. 7:9
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

1 Sam. 16:11
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Neh. 1:5
And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Ps. 34:20
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

Ps. 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Ps. 121:4
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Ps. 146:6
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Prov. 2:8
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

Prov. 10:17
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Prov. 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Prov. 13:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Prov. 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Prov. 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Prov. 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Prov. 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Prov. 27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Prov. 28:7
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

Prov. 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

Prov. 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Prov. 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Eccl. 8:5
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Isa. 26:2
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

Isa. 56:2
Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Isa. 56:6
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

Jer. 48:10
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Lam. 3:28
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Hab. 2:5
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Luke 11:21
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

John 7:19
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

John 9:16
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:24
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

1 Jn. 2:4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 Jn. 2:5
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

1 Jn. 3:24
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 Jn. 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

Rev. 2:26
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Rev. 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Rev. 22:7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Mosiah 29:22
For behold, he has his friends in iniquity, and he keepeth his guards about him; and he teareth up the laws of those who have reigned in righteousness before him; and he trampleth under his feet the commandments of God;

Alma 7:16
And whosoever doeth this, and keepeth the commandments of God from thenceforth, the same will remember that I say unto him, yea, he will remember that I have said unto him, he shall have eternal life, according to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, which testifieth in me.

D&C 41:8
And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.

D&C 58:2
For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that keepeth my commandments, whether in life or in death; and he that is faithful in tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.

D&C 58:21
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.

D&C 58:29
But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned.

D&C 63:23
But unto him that keepeth my commandments I will give the mysteries of my kingdom, and the same shall be in him a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life.

D&C 70:11
Yea, neither the bishop, neither the agent who keepeth the Lord's storehouse, neither he who is appointed in a stewardship over temporal things.

D&C 93:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;

D&C 93:27
And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.

D&C 93:28
He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.

D&C 96:6
And again, verily I say unto you, it is wisdom and expedient in me, that my servant John Johnson whose offering I have accepted, and whose prayers I have heard, unto whom I give a promise of eternal life inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments from henceforth--