Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'feast' occurs 134 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'feast' in the standard works and contain 37.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 16:10-16 (7 in 7 verses)

Ex. 23:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

John 7:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 8:13 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

John 2:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 58:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 84 36 120
NT 39 4 43
BM 9 3 12
2 Ne. 2 2 4
Jacob 1 1 2
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 5 0 5
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 134 43 177

2 Ne. 9:51
Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.

2 Ne. 15:12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

2 Ne. 31:20
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

2 Ne. 32:3
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.

Jacob 2:9
Wherefore, it burdeneth my soul that I should be constrained, because of the strict commandment which I have received from God, to admonish you according to your crimes, to enlarge the wounds of those who are already wounded, instead of consoling and healing their wounds; and those who have not been wounded, instead of feasting upon the pleasing word of God have daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate minds.

Jacob 3:2
O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love; for ye may, if your minds are firm, forever.

Mosiah 9:12
Now they were a lazy and an idolatrous people; therefore they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.

Alma 18:9
And they said unto him: Behold, he is feeding thy horses. Now the king had commanded his servants, previous to the time of the watering of their flocks, that they should prepare his horses and chariots, and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi; for there had been a great feast appointed at the land of Nephi, by the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.

Alma 20:9
And behold, the father of Lamoni said unto him: Why did ye not come to the feast on that great day when I made a feast unto my sons, and unto my people?

Alma 20:12
And he also told him all the cause of his tarrying in his own kingdom, that he did not go unto his father to the feast which he had prepared.

Alma 32:42
And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.