Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'shew' occurs 228 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'shew' in the standard works and contain 18% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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Dan. 2:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

 2:6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

 2:7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

 2:8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

 2:9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

 2:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

 2:11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.




2 Sam. 22:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:25-26 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 33:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 20:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

John 16:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:4 (2 in 1 verse)

James 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 162 137 299
Gen. 5 8 13
Ex. 11 8 19
Lev. 0 3 3
Num. 1 5 6
Deut. 10 7 17
Josh. 2 1 3
Judg. 4 7 11
Ruth 0 3 3
1 Sam. 13 8 21
2 Sam. 11 4 15
1 Kgs. 6 5 11
2 Kgs. 2 8 10
1 Chr. 2 4 6
2 Chr. 1 7 8
Ezra 1 1 2
Neh. 2 2 4
Esth. 3 4 7
Job 8 4 12
Ps. 26 17 43
Prov. 1 3 4
Eccl. 0 1 1
Song. 0 1 1
Isa. 14 10 24
Jer. 8 4 12
Ezek. 7 3 10
Dan. 18 2 20
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 0 4 4
Micah 1 1 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 2 4
NT 66 58 124
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 228 195 423

Dan. 2:2
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

Dan. 2:4
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

Dan. 2:6
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

Dan. 2:7
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Dan. 2:9
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

Dan. 2:10
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Dan. 2:11
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Dan. 2:16
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

Dan. 2:24
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

Dan. 2:27
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Dan. 4:2
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

Dan. 4:27
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Dan. 5:7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Dan. 5:12
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

Dan. 5:15
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

Dan. 9:23
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

Dan. 10:21
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

Dan. 11:2
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.