Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'keep' occurs 590 times in the standard works.

152 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'keep' in the standard works and contain 25.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 63 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Expand All

Num. 8:26-9:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 9:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 9:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 7:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 3:26 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 25:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:30-37:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 2:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 26:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 13:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:100-101 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:145-146 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 1:15-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 2:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 300 84 384
NT 62 23 85
BM 154 29 183
1 Ne. 12 7 19
2 Ne. 15 2 17
Jacob 6 1 7
Enos 2 1 3
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 35 5 40
Alma 51 12 63
Hel. 11 1 12
3 Ne. 8 0 8
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 61 21 82
PGP 13 4 17
TOTAL 590 161 751

1 Ne. 2:10
And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!

1 Ne. 3:16
Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance, for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches. And all this he hath done because of the commandments of the Lord.

1 Ne. 3:21
And it came to pass that after this manner of language did I persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful in keeping the commandments of God.

1 Ne. 4:1
And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than all the earth, then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea, or even than his tens of thousands?

1 Ne. 4:34
And I also spake unto him, saying: Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing; and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord? Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father thou shalt have place with us.

1 Ne. 15:11
Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?-- If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you.

1 Ne. 16:14
And it came to pass that we did take our bows and our arrows, and go forth into the wilderness to slay food for our families; and after we had slain food for our families we did return again to our families in the wilderness, to the place of Shazer. And we did go forth again in the wilderness, following the same direction, keeping in the most fertile parts of the wilderness, which were in the borders near the Red Sea.

2 Ne. 9:41
O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name.

2 Ne. 31:7
Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments.

Jacob 3:6
And now, this commandment they observe to keep; wherefore, because of this observance, in keeping this commandment, the Lord God will not destroy them, but will be merciful unto them; and one day they shall become a blessed people.

Enos 1:10
And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying: I will visit thy brethren according to their diligence in keeping my commandments. I have given unto them this land, and it is a holy land; and I curse it not save it be for the cause of iniquity; wherefore, I will visit thy brethren according as I have said; and their transgressions will I bring down with sorrow upon their own heads.

Mosiah 1:11
And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that thereby they may be distinguished above all the people which the Lord God hath brought out of the land of Jerusalem; and this I do because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.

Mosiah 4:6
I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

Mosiah 10:13
And again, that they were wronged while in the land of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea, and all this because that Nephi was more faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord-- therefore he was favored of the Lord, for the Lord heard his prayers and answered them, and he took the lead of their journey in the wilderness.

Mosiah 23:14
And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your minister, except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and keeping his commandments.

Mosiah 29:22
For behold, he has his friends in iniquity, and he keepeth his guards about him; and he teareth up the laws of those who have reigned in righteousness before him; and he trampleth under his feet the commandments of God;

Alma 1:25
Now this was a great trial to those that did stand fast in the faith; nevertheless, they were steadfast and immovable in keeping the commandments of God, and they bore with patience the persecution which was heaped upon them.

Alma 5:27
Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? Could ye say, if ye were called to die at this time, within yourselves, that ye have been sufficiently humble? That your garments have been cleansed and made white through the blood of Christ, who will come to redeem his people from their sins?

Alma 7:16
And whosoever doeth this, and keepeth the commandments of God from thenceforth, the same will remember that I say unto him, yea, he will remember that I have said unto him, he shall have eternal life, according to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, which testifieth in me.

Alma 7:23
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.

Alma 8:15
Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.

Alma 21:23
And Ammon did preach unto the people of king Lamoni; and it came to pass that he did teach them all things concerning things pertaining to righteousness. And he did exhort them daily, with all diligence; and they gave heed unto his word, and they were zealous for keeping the commandments of God.

Alma 37:20
Therefore I command you, my son Helaman, that ye be diligent in fulfilling all my words, and that ye be diligent in keeping the commandments of God as they are written.

Alma 38:2
And now, my son, I trust that I shall have great joy in you, because of your steadiness and your faithfulness unto God; for as you have commenced in your youth to look to the Lord your God, even so I hope that you will continue in keeping his commandments; for blessed is he that endureth to the end.

Alma 39:1
And now, my son, I have somewhat more to say unto thee than what I said unto thy brother; for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother, his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God? Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?

Alma 48:15
And this was their faith, that by so doing God would prosper them in the land, or in other words, if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God that he would prosper them in the land; yea, warn them to flee, or to prepare for war, according to their danger;

Alma 48:16
And also, that God would make it known unto them whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies, and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them; and this was the faith of Moroni, and his heart did glory in it; not in the shedding of blood but in doing good, in preserving his people, yea, in keeping the commandments of God, yea, and resisting iniquity.

Alma 50:22
And those who were faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord were delivered at all times, whilst thousands of their wicked brethren have been consigned to bondage, or to perish by the sword, or to dwindle in unbelief, and mingle with the Lamanites.

Hel. 5:14
And they did remember his words; and therefore they went forth, keeping the commandments of God, to teach the word of God among all the people of Nephi, beginning at the city Bountiful;