Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'counsel' occurs 196 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'counsel' in the standard works and contain 15.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 17:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 10:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:84 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:40-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 124 47 171
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 2 0 2
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 4 0 4
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 13 4 17
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 1 3 4
2 Chr. 11 2 13
Ezra 2 5 7
Neh. 2 0 2
Job 9 4 13
Ps. 17 3 20
Prov. 13 7 20
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 18 8 26
Jer. 11 1 12
Ezek. 2 0 2
Dan. 2 6 8
Hosea 2 1 3
Micah 1 2 3
Nahum 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 19 4 23
BM 15 9 24
DC 34 36 70
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 196 102 298

Job 3:14
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;

Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 10:3
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Job 12:13
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

Job 18:7
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Job 21:16
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 26:3
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Job 37:12
And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

Job 38:2
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Job 42:3
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.