Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'oath' occurs 95 times in the standard works.

32 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'oath' in the standard works and contain 33.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 53:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 7:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 47 10 57
NT 14 3 17
BM 28 16 44
DC 3 1 4
PGP 3 1 4
Moses 3 1 4
TOTAL 95 31 126

Moses 5:50
Wherefore Lamech, being angry, slew him, not like unto Cain, his brother Abel, for the sake of getting gain, but he slew him for the oath's sake.

Moses 6:29
Wherefore, they have foresworn themselves, and, by their oaths, they have brought upon themselves death; and a hell I have prepared for them, if they repent not;

Moses 7:51
And the Lord could not withhold; and he covenanted with Enoch, and sware unto him with an oath, that he would stay the floods; that he would call upon the children of Noah;

Moses 7:60
And the Lord said unto Enoch: As I live, even so will I come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah;