Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'harden' occurs 63 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'harden' in the standard works and contain 17.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 12:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 31 40
NT 3 6 9
BM 41 37 78
1 Ne. 7 4 11
2 Ne. 2 3 5
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 0 6 6
Alma 15 17 32
Hel. 6 4 10
3 Ne. 4 0 4
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 1 1 2
Ether 0 2 2
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 10 2 12
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 63 76 139

Hel. 10:13
Now behold, notwithstanding that great miracle which Nephi had done in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge, they did harden their hearts and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.

Hel. 10:15
And it came to pass that when Nephi had declared unto them the word, behold, they did still harden their hearts and would not hearken unto his words; therefore they did revile against him, and did seek to lay their hands upon him that they might cast him into prison.

Hel. 12:2
Yea, and we may see at the very time when he doth prosper his people, yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds, and in gold, and in silver, and in all manner of precious things of every kind and art; sparing their lives, and delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; softening the hearts of their enemies that they should not declare wars against them; yea, and in fine, doing all things for the welfare and happiness of his people; yea, then is the time that they do harden their hearts, and do forget the Lord their God, and do trample under their feet the Holy One-- yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity.

Hel. 13:12
Yea, wo unto this great city of Zarahemla; for behold, it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved; yea, wo unto this great city, for I perceive, saith the Lord, that there are many, yea, even the more part of this great city, that will harden their hearts against me, saith the Lord.

Hel. 16:15
Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying:

Hel. 16:22
And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.