Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'counsel' occurs 196 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'counsel' in the standard works and contain 15.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 17:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 10:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:84 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:40-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 124 47 171
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 4 0 4
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 13 4 17
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 1 3 4
2 Chr. 11 2 13
Ezra 2 5 7
Neh. 2 0 2
Job 9 4 13
Ps. 17 3 20
Prov. 13 7 20
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 18 8 26
Jer. 11 1 12
Ezek. 2 0 2
Dan. 2 6 8
Hosea 2 1 3
Micah 1 2 3
Nahum 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 19 4 23
BM 15 9 24
DC 34 36 70
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 196 102 298

Neh. 4:15
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Neh. 6:7
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.