Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heart' occurs 1095 times in the standard works.

321 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heart' in the standard works and contain 29.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 122 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 28:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Eccl. 1:16-2:3 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:2-4 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 29:17-19 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 11:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 9:34-10:1 (4 in 3 verses)

Prov. 15:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 7:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 13:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 35:34-36:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 16:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 30:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:45 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 29:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 11:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 3:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 8:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 9:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 14:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 5:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 10:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 20:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 17:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 73:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 104:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 65:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 24:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Obad. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 86:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 101:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 112:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:111-112 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 28:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 25:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 727 78 805
Gen. 11 2 13
Ex. 37 10 47
Lev. 2 2 4
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 47 3 50
Josh. 5 4 9
Judg. 12 3 15
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 23 5 28
2 Sam. 15 2 17
1 Kgs. 34 2 36
2 Kgs. 14 0 14
1 Chr. 18 1 19
2 Chr. 35 5 40
Ezra 3 0 3
Neh. 5 0 5
Esth. 4 0 4
Job 23 1 24
Ps. 125 10 135
Prov. 81 5 86
Eccl. 40 0 40
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 40 6 46
Jer. 58 8 66
Lam. 9 0 9
Ezek. 38 4 42
Dan. 14 1 15
Hosea 9 1 10
Joel 2 0 2
Obad. 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Zeph. 3 0 3
Zech. 4 3 7
Mal. 4 0 4
NT 106 64 170
BM 162 289 451
DC 85 109 194
PGP 15 10 25
TOTAL 1095 550 1645

2 Sam. 3:21
And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

2 Sam. 6:16
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

2 Sam. 7:3
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

2 Sam. 7:21
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

2 Sam. 7:27
For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

2 Sam. 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

2 Sam. 13:33
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.

2 Sam. 14:1
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

2 Sam. 15:6
And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Sam. 15:13
And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

2 Sam. 17:10
And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

2 Sam. 18:14
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

2 Sam. 19:14
And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

2 Sam. 19:19
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

2 Sam. 24:10
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.