Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'voice' occurs 889 times in the standard works.

322 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'voice' in the standard works and contain 36.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 119 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 43:18-25 (12 in 8 verses)

D&C 128:19-23 (11 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 11:3-6 (8 in 4 verses)


Hel. 5:29-33 (8 in 5 verses)

 5:29 And it came to pass that there came a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

 5:30 And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul--

 5:31 And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse--

 5:32 And behold the voice came again, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; and seek no more to destroy my servants. And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled.

 5:33 And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which cannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.




Deut. 5:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Ps. 29:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 133:21-26 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 33:11 (5 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:90-92 (5 in 3 verses)

Job 37:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 29:25-29 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 15:23-16:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 7:34 (4 in 1 verse)

Jer. 16:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:45-46 (4 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 12:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 26:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:6 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:45 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:66 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 4:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 21:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 28:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Song. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

John 10:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 65:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 19:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 24:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 77:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 142:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 65:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 42:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:55 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 12:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:39 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:52 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:98 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:36 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 110:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:59 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 8:18-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 108:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 386 2 388
NT 119 15 134
BM 164 9 173
1 Ne. 18 0 18
2 Ne. 16 0 16
Jacob 2 0 2
Enos 3 0 3
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 25 5 30
Alma 39 3 42
Hel. 28 1 29
3 Ne. 29 0 29
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
DC 183 13 196
PGP 37 0 37
TOTAL 889 39 928

Hel. 1:5
Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoran was appointed by the voice of the people to be chief judge and a governor over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 1:6
And it came to pass that Pacumeni, when he saw that he could not obtain the judgment-seat, he did unite with the voice of the people.

Hel. 1:8
And it came to pass as he was about to do this, behold, he was taken, and was tried according to the voice of the people, and condemned unto death; for he had raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy the liberty of the people.

Hel. 1:13
And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the voice of the people, to be a chief judge and a governor over the people, to reign in the stead of his brother Pahoran; and it was according to his right. And all this was done in the fortieth year of the reign of the judges; and it had an end.

Hel. 2:2
And it came to pass that Helaman, who was the son of Helaman, was appointed to fill the judgment-seat, by the voice of the people.

Hel. 5:2
For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.

Hel. 5:29
And it came to pass that there came a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

Hel. 5:30
And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul--

Hel. 5:31
And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse--

Hel. 5:32
And behold the voice came again, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; and seek no more to destroy my servants. And it came to pass that the earth shook again, and the walls trembled.

Hel. 5:33
And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which cannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.

Hel. 5:36
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld.

Hel. 5:41
And Aminadab said unto them: You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, who was taught unto you by Alma, and Amulek, and Zeezrom; and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you.

Hel. 5:42
And it came to pass that they all did begin to cry unto the voice of him who had shaken the earth; yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed.

Hel. 5:46
And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying:

Hel. 5:48
And now, when they heard this they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven and ministered unto them.

Hel. 7:18
It is because you have hardened your hearts; yea, ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd; yea, ye have provoked him to anger against you.

Hel. 10:3
And it came to pass as he was thus pondering-- being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all manner of iniquities-- and it came to pass as he was thus pondering in his heart, behold, a voice came unto him saying:

Hel. 12:9
Yea, behold at his voice do the hills and the mountains tremble and quake.

Hel. 12:10
And by the power of his voice they are broken up, and become smooth, yea, even like unto a valley.

Hel. 12:11
Yea, by the power of his voice doth the whole earth shake;

Hel. 12:12
Yea, by the power of his voice, do the foundations rock, even to the very center.

Hel. 12:23
Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved.

Hel. 13:3
But behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, that he should return again, and prophesy unto the people whatsoever things should come into his heart.

Hel. 13:4
And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart.