Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'statutes' occurs 148 times in the standard works.

23 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'statutes' in the standard works and contain 15.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:32-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:117-118 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 132 0 132
NT 0 0 0
BM 13 0 13
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 4 0 4
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 1 0 1
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 148 0 148

1 Ne. 17:22
And we know that the people who were in the land of Jerusalem were a righteous people; for they kept the statutes and judgments of the Lord, and all his commandments, according to the law of Moses; wherefore, we know that they are a righteous people; and our father hath judged them, and hath led us away because we would hearken unto his words; yea, and our brother is like unto him. And after this manner of language did my brethren murmur and complain against us.

2 Ne. 1:16
And I desire that ye should remember to observe the statutes and the judgments of the Lord; behold, this hath been the anxiety of my soul from the beginning.

2 Ne. 5:10
And we did observe to keep the judgments, and the statutes, and the commandments of the Lord in all things, according to the law of Moses.

Omni 1:2
Wherefore, in my days, I would that ye should know that I fought much with the sword to preserve my people, the Nephites, from falling into the hands of their enemies, the Lamanites. But behold, I of myself am a wicked man, and I have not kept the statutes and the commandments of the Lord as I ought to have done.

Mosiah 6:6
And it came to pass that king Mosiah did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe his judgments and his statutes, and did keep his commandments in all things whatsoever he commanded him.

Alma 8:17
For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the statutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.

Alma 25:14
And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren had, and they began to be a righteous people; and they did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.

Alma 31:9
But they had fallen into great errors, for they would not observe to keep the commandments of God, and his statutes, according to the law of Moses.

Alma 58:40
But behold, they have received many wounds; nevertheless they stand fast in that liberty wherewith God has made them free; and they are strict to remember the Lord their God from day to day; yea, they do observe to keep his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments continually; and their faith is strong in the prophecies concerning that which is to come.

Hel. 3:20
Nevertheless Helaman did fill the judgment-seat with justice and equity; yea, he did observe to keep the statutes, and the judgments, and the commandments of God; and he did do that which was right in the sight of God continually; and he did walk after the ways of his father, insomuch that he did prosper in the land.

Hel. 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.

Hel. 15:5
And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.

3 Ne. 25:4
Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.