Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'kept' occurs 302 times in the standard works.

68 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'kept' in the standard works and contain 22.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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4 Ne. 1:19-21 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 16:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

John 17:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:31 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:167-168 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 128 0 128
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 7 0 7
Num. 9 0 9
Deut. 2 0 2
Josh. 4 0 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 9 0 9
2 Kgs. 4 0 4
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 14 0 14
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 5 0 5
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 17 0 17
Eccl. 2 0 2
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 2 0 2
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 1 0 1
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 47 0 47
BM 83 0 83
DC 37 0 37
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 302 0 302

1 Kgs. 2:43
Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

1 Kgs. 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

1 Kgs. 8:24
Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

1 Kgs. 11:10
And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the Lord commanded.

1 Kgs. 11:11
Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

1 Kgs. 11:34
Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

1 Kgs. 13:21
And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

1 Kgs. 14:8
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

1 Kgs. 14:27
And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.