Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'counsel' occurs 196 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'counsel' in the standard works and contain 15.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 17:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 10:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:84 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:40-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 124 47 171
NT 19 4 23
BM 15 9 24
1 Ne. 0 1 1
2 Ne. 7 4 11
Jacob 3 1 4
Mosiah 0 1 1
Alma 5 0 5
Hel. 0 2 2
DC 34 36 70
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 196 102 298

2 Ne. 9:29
But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.

2 Ne. 13:3
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

2 Ne. 19:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

2 Ne. 28:9
Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.