Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'judge' occurs 331 times in the standard works.

138 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'judge' in the standard works and contain 41.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 55 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:14-18 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 5:12-6:5 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 11:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 64:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)


Judg. 2:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

 2:18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

 2:19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.




Luke 12:57-58 (3 in 2 verses)

John 8:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

John 12:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 14:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:72-74 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:74-76 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 24:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 96:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 98:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

John 7:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 14:13 (2 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:81-82 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 124 89 213
Gen. 7 1 8
Ex. 6 7 13
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 1 1 2
Deut. 7 7 14
Josh. 0 3 3
Judg. 5 16 21
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 10 7 17
2 Sam. 1 1 2
1 Kgs. 4 1 5
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 1 4 5
2 Chr. 5 3 8
Ezra 1 2 3
Job 4 5 9
Ps. 27 10 37
Prov. 1 2 3
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 10 2 12
Jer. 2 2 4
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 21 5 26
Dan. 0 4 4
Hosea 0 2 2
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 4 0 4
Zeph. 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 67 51 118
BM 114 198 312
DC 23 14 37
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 331 353 684

Judg. 2:16
Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Judg. 2:17
And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.

Judg. 2:18
And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Judg. 2:19
And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

Judg. 3:10
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

Judg. 4:4
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Judg. 10:2
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Judg. 10:3
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

Judg. 11:27
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Judg. 12:7
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Judg. 12:8
And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.

Judg. 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Judg. 12:11
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Judg. 12:13
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Judg. 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Judg. 15:20
And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Judg. 16:31
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.