Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hold' occurs 276 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hold' in the standard works and contain 12.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:49 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 41:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:123-124 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 139 1264 1403
Gen. 3 127 130
Ex. 8 43 51
Lev. 0 30 30
Num. 2 32 34
Deut. 4 26 30
Josh. 0 22 22
Judg. 6 45 51
Ruth 1 5 6
1 Sam. 4 82 86
2 Sam. 12 52 64
1 Kgs. 6 58 64
2 Kgs. 5 62 67
1 Chr. 4 8 12
2 Chr. 1 37 38
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 1 4 5
Esth. 1 4 5
Job 17 61 78
Ps. 13 53 66
Prov. 6 20 26
Eccl. 2 10 12
Song. 2 9 11
Isa. 16 113 129
Jer. 8 140 148
Lam. 0 10 10
Ezek. 4 117 121
Dan. 0 22 22
Hosea 0 2 2
Joel 0 4 4
Amos 1 15 16
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 2 5 7
Nahum 1 6 7
Hab. 1 7 8
Zeph. 1 3 4
Zech. 7 22 29
Mal. 0 6 6
NT 46 270 316
BM 43 1696 1739
DC 46 506 552
PGP 2 75 77
TOTAL 276 3811 4087

Prov. 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Prov. 2:19
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

Prov. 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Prov. 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Prov. 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Prov. 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Prov. 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Prov. 7:10
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

Prov. 11:12
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Prov. 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Prov. 11:26
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Prov. 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Prov. 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Prov. 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Prov. 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Prov. 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Prov. 23:33
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

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. 27:27
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Prov. 29:23
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Prov. 30:28
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

Prov. 31:15
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

Prov. 31:19
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

Prov. 31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Prov. 31:27
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.