Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bear' occurs 335 times in the standard works.

63 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bear' in the standard works and contain 18.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 11:32-36 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 18:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 16:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 155 106 261
Gen. 13 5 18
Ex. 15 1 16
Lev. 15 10 25
Num. 18 4 22
Deut. 6 5 11
Josh. 5 4 9
Judg. 3 2 5
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 3 15 18
2 Sam. 5 6 11
1 Kgs. 2 3 5
2 Kgs. 2 1 3
1 Chr. 1 5 6
2 Chr. 1 7 8
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 3 3
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 0 3 3
Ps. 3 4 7
Prov. 6 9 15
Song. 1 1 2
Isa. 9 4 13
Jer. 7 4 11
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 24 7 31
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 2 0 2
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 1 3
NT 60 31 91
BM 58 20 78
DC 55 13 68
PGP 7 6 13
TOTAL 335 176 511

Jer. 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Jer. 10:19
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Jer. 17:21
Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

Jer. 17:27
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Jer. 29:6
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

Jer. 31:19
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

Jer. 44:22
So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.