Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'peace' occurs 586 times in the standard works.

150 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'peace' in the standard works and contain 25.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 56 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 9:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Hel. 11:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:38-40 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:39-51:2 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 25:6 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 12:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 6:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 8:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:7 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:63-64 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 20:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 3:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 122:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 57:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 134:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 30:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 27:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 59:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 46:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:34 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Thes. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:47 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 120:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:26-21:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 318 16 334
NT 111 5 116
BM 118 4 122
DC 35 3 38
PGP 4 1 5
TOTAL 586 29 615

D&C 1:35
For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil shall have power over his own dominion.

D&C 6:23
Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?

D&C 10:37
But as you cannot always judge the righteous, or as you cannot always tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto you, hold your peace until I shall see fit to make all things known unto the world concerning the matter.

D&C 11:18
Keep my commandments; hold your peace; appeal unto my Spirit;

D&C 11:22
But now hold your peace; study my word which hath gone forth among the children of men, and also study my word which shall come forth among the children of men, or that which is now translating, yea, until you have obtained all which I shall grant unto the children of men in this generation, and then shall all things be added thereto.

D&C 19:23
Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.

D&C 27:16
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, which I have sent mine angels to commit unto you;

D&C 36:2
And I will lay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon, and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom;

D&C 39:6
And this is my gospel-- repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.

D&C 42:57
And it is expedient that thou shouldst hold thy peace concerning them, and not teach them until ye have received them in full.

D&C 42:61
If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things-- that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.

D&C 45:46
Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.

D&C 45:66
And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;

D&C 59:23
But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.

D&C 82:23
Leave judgment alone with me, for it is mine and I will repay. Peace be with you; my blessings continue with you.

D&C 84:102
Glory, and honor, and power, and might, Be ascribed to our God; for he is full of mercy, Justice, grace and truth, and peace, Forever and ever, Amen.

D&C 88:125
And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.

D&C 90:31
That she may settle down in peace inasmuch as she is faithful, and not be idle in her days from thenceforth.

D&C 98:16
Therefore, renounce war and proclaim peace, and seek diligently to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers, and the hearts of the fathers to the children;

D&C 98:34
And if any nation, tongue, or people should proclaim war against them, they should first lift a standard of peace unto that people, nation, or tongue;

D&C 98:35
And if that people did not accept the offering of peace, neither the second nor the third time, they should bring these testimonies before the Lord;

D&C 101:8
In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, in the day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me.

D&C 101:48
And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves: What need hath my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace?

D&C 105:25
And behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes, that you may rest in peace and safety, while you are saying unto the people: Execute judgment and justice for us according to law, and redress us of our wrongs.

D&C 105:38
And again I say unto you, sue for peace, not only to the people that have smitten you, but also to all people;

D&C 105:39
And lift up an ensign of peace, and make a proclamation of peace unto the ends of the earth;

D&C 105:40
And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and all things shall work together for your good.

D&C 109:39
And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather out of that city the righteous, that they may come forth to Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy;

D&C 111:8
And the place where it is my will that you should tarry, for the main, shall be signalized unto you by the peace and power of my Spirit, that shall flow unto you.

D&C 121:7
My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

D&C 134:2
We believe that no government can exist in peace, except such laws are framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual the free exercise of conscience, the right and control of property, and the protection of life.

D&C 134:6
We believe that every man should be honored in his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the laws all men owe respect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker.

D&C 134:8
We believe that the commission of crime should be punished according to the nature of the offense; that murder, treason, robbery, theft, and the breach of the general peace, in all respects, should be punished according to their criminality and their tendency to evil among men, by the laws of that government in which the offense is committed; and for the public peace and tranquility all men should step forward and use their ability in bringing offenders against good laws to punishment.

D&C 134:12
We believe it just to preach the gospel to the nations of the earth, and warn the righteous to save themselves from the corruption of the world; but we do not believe it right to interfere with bond-servants, neither preach the gospel to, nor baptize them contrary to the will and wish of their masters, nor to meddle with or influence them in the least to cause them to be dissatisfied with their situations in this life, thereby jeopardizing the lives of men; such interference we believe to be unlawful and unjust, and dangerous to the peace of every government allowing human beings to be held in servitude.

D&C 136:16
And let my servants that have been appointed go and teach this, my will, to the saints, that they may be ready to go to a land of peace.

D&C 138:22
Where these were, darkness reigned, but among the righteous there was peace;