Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fear' occurs 553 times in the standard works.

112 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fear' in the standard works and contain 20.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 17:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 12:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 4:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:66-67 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 34:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 53:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 316 87 403
Gen. 14 3 17
Ex. 7 6 13
Lev. 6 0 6
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 29 5 34
Josh. 6 4 10
Judg. 5 3 8
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 9 4 13
2 Sam. 3 3 6
1 Kgs. 4 4 8
2 Kgs. 10 5 15
1 Chr. 3 1 4
2 Chr. 8 1 9
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 5 1 6
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 18 4 22
Ps. 64 14 78
Prov. 23 5 28
Eccl. 5 4 9
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 35 9 44
Jer. 28 4 32
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 2 1 3
Dan. 4 1 5
Hosea 2 1 3
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 1 1 2
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 3 0 3
Mal. 4 3 7
NT 84 37 121
BM 113 36 149
DC 32 10 42
PGP 8 1 9
TOTAL 553 171 724

1 Sam. 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

1 Sam. 4:20
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

1 Sam. 11:7
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

1 Sam. 12:14
If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:

1 Sam. 12:18
So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

1 Sam. 12:20
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;

1 Sam. 12:24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

1 Sam. 14:26
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

1 Sam. 15:24
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

1 Sam. 21:10
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

1 Sam. 22:23
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

1 Sam. 23:17
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

1 Sam. 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.