Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'observe' occurs 103 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'observe' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 98:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 11:32-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


Josh. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.




Alma 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 97:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 48 13 61
Gen. 0 1 1
Ex. 6 2 8
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 1 1 2
Deut. 21 3 24
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 0 1 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 1 3
2 Chr. 1 1 2
Neh. 2 0 2
Ps. 3 0 3
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 0 1 1
Isa. 0 1 1
Jer. 1 0 1
Ezek. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 1 2
Jonah 1 0 1
NT 7 2 9
BM 26 6 32
DC 22 3 25
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 103 24 127

Josh. 1:7
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Josh. 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.