Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'knowledge' occurs 361 times in the standard works.

100 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'knowledge' in the standard works and contain 27.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 15:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 18:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 32:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:61 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 36:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 137:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 120 14 134
NT 52 9 61
BM 128 12 140
1 Ne. 8 0 8
2 Ne. 23 0 23
Jacob 6 0 6
W of M 2 0 2
Mosiah 22 0 22
Alma 34 9 43
Hel. 10 2 12
3 Ne. 9 0 9
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 6 1 7
DC 52 7 59
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 361 42 403

Mosiah 2:33
For behold, there is a wo pronounced upon him who listeth to obey that spirit; for if he listeth to obey him, and remaineth and dieth in his sins, the same drinketh damnation to his own soul; for he receiveth for his wages an everlasting punishment, having transgressed the law of God contrary to his own knowledge.

Mosiah 3:20
And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.

Mosiah 4:5
For behold, if the knowledge of the goodness of God at this time has awakened you to a sense of your nothingness, and your worthless and fallen state--

Mosiah 4:6
I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

Mosiah 4:11
And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.

Mosiah 4:12
And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.

Mosiah 5:4
And it is the faith which we have had on the things which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 8:12
And I say unto thee again: Knowest thou of any one that can translate? For I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language; for, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people who have been destroyed, from whence these records came; or, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of this very people who have been destroyed; and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.

Mosiah 9:1
I, Zeniff, having been taught in all the language of the Nephites, and having had a knowledge of the land of Nephi, or of the land of our fathers' first inheritance, and having been sent as a spy among the Lamanites that I might spy out their forces, that our army might come upon them and destroy them-- but when I saw that which was good among them I was desirous that they should not be destroyed.

Mosiah 14:11
He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Mosiah 18:3
And as many as would hear his word he did teach. And he taught them privately, that it might not come to the knowledge of the king. And many did believe his words.

Mosiah 18:26
And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God, that they might wax strong in the Spirit, having the knowledge of God, that they might teach with power and authority from God.

Mosiah 18:30
And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Mosiah 18:31
And these things were done in the borders of the land, that they might not come to the knowledge of the king.

Mosiah 23:10
Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth.

Mosiah 27:14
And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

Mosiah 27:36
And thus they were instruments in the hands of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.

Mosiah 28:2
That perhaps they might bring them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and convince them of the iniquity of their fathers; and that perhaps they might cure them of their hatred towards the Nephites, that they might also be brought to rejoice in the Lord their God, that they might become friendly to one another, and that there should be no more contentions in all the land which the Lord their God had given them.

Mosiah 28:18
Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly, yea, they were filled with sorrow; nevertheless it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice.