Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'oath' occurs 95 times in the standard works.

32 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'oath' in the standard works and contain 33.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 53:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 7:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)


Ezek. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

 17:18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

 17:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.




Heb. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 47 10 57
Gen. 6 0 6
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 6 2 8
Deut. 3 0 3
Josh. 3 0 3
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 3 0 3
Neh. 2 0 2
Job 0 2 2
Ps. 1 1 2
Prov. 0 2 2
Eccl. 2 0 2
Jer. 1 1 2
Ezek. 5 1 6
Dan. 1 0 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 14 3 17
BM 28 16 44
DC 3 1 4
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 95 31 126

Ezek. 16:59
For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

Ezek. 17:13
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

Ezek. 17:16
As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

Ezek. 17:18
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

Ezek. 17:19
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

Ezek. 21:23
And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.