Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'answer' occurs 164 times in the standard works.

26 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'answer' in the standard works and contain 15.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Job 13:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 40:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 103 304 407
Gen. 3 17 20
Ex. 0 6 6
Num. 0 5 5
Deut. 4 2 6
Josh. 1 8 9
Judg. 1 12 13
Ruth 0 4 4
1 Sam. 2 48 50
2 Sam. 2 28 30
1 Kgs. 5 22 27
2 Kgs. 2 28 30
1 Chr. 0 4 4
2 Chr. 3 11 14
Ezra 3 2 5
Neh. 1 3 4
Esth. 2 6 8
Job 29 36 65
Ps. 8 6 14
Prov. 11 3 14
Eccl. 0 2 2
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 10 4 14
Jer. 6 7 13
Ezek. 3 2 5
Dan. 1 17 18
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 0 1 1
Micah 1 1 2
Hab. 2 1 3
Hag. 0 3 3
Zech. 1 15 16
NT 28 244 272
BM 15 34 49
DC 17 7 24
PGP 1 6 7
TOTAL 164 595 759

Ps. 18:41
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

Ps. 27:7
Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Ps. 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Ps. 81:7
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

Ps. 86:7
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

Ps. 91:15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Ps. 99:6
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.

Ps. 99:8
Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Ps. 102:2
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

Ps. 108:6
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Ps. 118:5
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

Ps. 119:42
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

Ps. 138:3
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

Ps. 143:1
Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.