Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'kept' occurs 302 times in the standard works.

68 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'kept' in the standard works and contain 22.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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4 Ne. 1:19-21 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 16:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

John 17:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:31 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:167-168 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 128 0 128
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 7 0 7
Num. 9 0 9
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 4 0 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 9 0 9
2 Kgs. 4 0 4
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 14 0 14
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 5 0 5
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 17 0 17
Eccl. 2 0 2
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 2 0 2
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 1 0 1
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 47 0 47
BM 83 0 83
DC 37 0 37
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 302 0 302

Job 23:11
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Job 28:21
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?