Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hearken' occurs 314 times in the standard works.

66 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hearken' in the standard works and contain 21% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 28 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 1:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 26:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 70:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 145 84 229
NT 8 1 9
Mark 2 0 2
Acts 5 1 6
James 1 0 1
BM 85 15 100
DC 66 7 73
PGP 10 10 20
TOTAL 314 117 431

Mark 4:3
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

Mark 7:14
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

Acts 2:14
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Acts 7:2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Acts 12:13
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

Acts 15:13
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

Acts 27:21
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?