Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lion' occurs 115 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lion' in the standard works and contain 52.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Kgs. 13:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Job 4:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Nahum 2:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Judg. 14:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 24:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 17:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 26:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 31:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 19:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 98 69 167
NT 6 3 9
BM 10 29 39
1 Ne. 0 1 1
2 Ne. 5 2 7
Mosiah 0 5 5
Alma 0 13 13
Hel. 0 2 2
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 1 2
Ether 0 5 5
DC 1 8 9
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 115 111 226

2 Ne. 15:28
Whose arrows shall be sharp, and all their bows bent, and their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind, their roaring like a lion.

2 Ne. 21:6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

2 Ne. 21:7
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

2 Ne. 30:12
And then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling, together; and a little child shall lead them.

2 Ne. 30:13
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

3 Ne. 20:16
Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

3 Ne. 21:12
And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Morm. 5:24
Therefore, repent ye, and humble yourselves before him, lest he shall come out in justice against you-- lest a remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion, and tear you in pieces, and there is none to deliver.