Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sound' occurs 132 times in the standard works.

29 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sound' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:102-110 (9 in 9 verses)

Lev. 25:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:94 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Titus 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:99-100 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 63 17 80
NT 26 14 40
Matt. 2 0 2
Luke 1 1 2
John 1 0 1
Acts 1 3 4
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 3 2 5
1 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Titus 5 0 5
Heb. 1 0 1
Rev. 7 7 14
BM 10 0 10
DC 32 4 36
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 132 35 167

Luke 1:44
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Acts 3:16
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

Acts 27:28
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

1 Cor. 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Cor. 14:7
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

1 Thes. 1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

Rev. 8:7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Rev. 8:8
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

Rev. 8:10
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

Rev. 8:12
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

Rev. 9:1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Rev. 9:13
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

Rev. 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.