Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'speak' occurs 765 times in the standard works.

215 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'speak' in the standard works and contain 28.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 84 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 29:8-30:1 (9 in 8 verses)

Deut. 18:18-20 (5 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 102:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 6:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 14:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 13:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 7:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

John 12:49-50 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 12:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 33:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 21:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 14:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 23:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 7:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 20:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 37:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 73:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 85:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 12:25 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

John 16:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 6:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:62 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 9:35-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 33:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 145:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:54-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 352 94 446
NT 161 65 226
Matt. 11 6 17
Mark 10 0 10
Luke 11 4 15
John 20 10 30
Acts 28 10 38
Rom. 5 1 6
1 Cor. 25 11 36
2 Cor. 11 3 14
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 5 3 8
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 4 0 4
1 Tim. 2 3 5
Titus 3 0 3
Heb. 3 5 8
James 3 2 5
1 Pet. 5 3 8
2 Pet. 3 2 5
1 Jn. 1 0 1
2 Jn. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 2 1 3
Rev. 2 1 3
BM 182 59 241
DC 61 19 80
PGP 9 7 16
TOTAL 765 244 1009

Matt. 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matt. 10:20
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Matt. 12:32
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Matt. 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matt. 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?