Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'judge' occurs 331 times in the standard works.

138 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'judge' in the standard works and contain 41.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 55 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:14-18 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 5:12-6:5 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 11:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:41-44 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 64:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 2:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:57-58 (3 in 2 verses)

John 8:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

John 12:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 14:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:72-74 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:74-76 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 24:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 96:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 98:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

John 7:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 14:13 (2 in 1 verse)

James 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Chr. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

 1:11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:




Isa. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:81-82 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 124 89 213
Gen. 7 1 8
Ex. 6 7 13
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 1 1 2
Deut. 7 7 14
Josh. 0 3 3
Judg. 5 16 21
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 10 7 17
2 Sam. 1 1 2
1 Kgs. 4 1 5
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 1 4 5
2 Chr. 5 3 8
Ezra 1 2 3
Job 4 5 9
Ps. 27 10 37
Prov. 1 2 3
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 10 2 12
Jer. 2 2 4
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 21 5 26
Dan. 0 4 4
Hosea 0 2 2
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 4 0 4
Zeph. 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 67 51 118
BM 114 198 312
DC 23 14 37
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 331 353 684

2 Chr. 1:2
Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

2 Chr. 1:10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

2 Chr. 1:11
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

2 Chr. 6:23
Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Chr. 19:5
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

2 Chr. 19:6
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.

2 Chr. 20:12
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.