Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'speech' occurs 61 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'speech' in the standard works and contain 13.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 29:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 19:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 5 39
NT 15 5 20
BM 6 0 6
DC 2 2 4
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 61 12 73

D&C 88:121
Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter, from all your lustful desires, from all your pride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings.

D&C 88:129
Therefore, he shall be first in the house of God, in a place that the congregation in the house may hear his words carefully and distinctly, not with loud speech.

D&C 112:5
Contend thou, therefore, morning by morning; and day after day let thy warning voice go forth; and when the night cometh let not the inhabitants of the earth slumber, because of thy speech.

D&C 124:116
And let him repent of all his folly, and clothe himself with charity; and cease to do evil, and lay aside all his hard speeches;