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

Ps. 5:10
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

Ps. 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

Ps. 119:24
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.