Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'precept' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'precept' in the standard works and contain 84.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 28:10-13 (8 in 4 verses)


2 Ne. 28:30 (2 in 1 verse)

 28:30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.




D&C 98:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 24 33
NT 2 0 2
BM 4 6 10
DC 4 2 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 32 51

Neh. 9:14
And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

Ps. 119:4
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

Ps. 119:15
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

Ps. 119:27
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

Ps. 119:40
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Ps. 119:45
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

Ps. 119:56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

Ps. 119:63
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Ps. 119:69
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

Ps. 119:78
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Ps. 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

Ps. 119:93
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

Ps. 119:94
I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

Ps. 119:100
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Ps. 119:104
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Ps. 119:110
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

Ps. 119:128
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

Ps. 119:134
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

Ps. 119:141
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

Ps. 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.

Ps. 119:168
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.

Ps. 119:173
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Isa. 28:10
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Isa. 28:13
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Isa. 29:13
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Jer. 35:18
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

Dan. 9:5
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

Mark 10:5
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

Heb. 9:19
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

2 Ne. 27:25
Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men--

2 Ne. 28:5
And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel; and they say unto the people: Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; for behold there is no God today, for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his power unto men;

2 Ne. 28:6
Behold, hearken ye unto my precept; if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of miracles; he hath done his work.

2 Ne. 28:14
They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.

2 Ne. 28:26
Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!

2 Ne. 28:30
For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.

2 Ne. 28:31
Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.

D&C 45:29
But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men.

D&C 98:12
For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith.

D&C 103:4
And that those who call themselves after my name might be chastened for a little season with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did not hearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave unto them.

D&C 128:21
And again, the voice of God in the chamber of old Father Whitmer, in Fayette, Seneca county, and at sundry times, and in divers places through all the travels and tribulations of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! And the voice of Michael, the archangel; the voice of Gabriel, and of Raphael, and of divers angels, from Michael or Adam down to the present time, all declaring their dispensation, their rights, their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little, and there a little; giving us consolation by holding forth that which is to come, confirming our hope!