Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'countenance' occurs 69 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'countenance' in the standard works and contain 24.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 19:25 (3 in 1 verse)

 19:25 And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof.




Judg. 13:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 47 2 49
NT 6 0 6
BM 6 2 8
DC 7 2 9
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 69 6 75

Gen. 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Gen. 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Gen. 31:2
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

Gen. 31:5
And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

Ex. 23:3
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

Num. 6:26
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Deut. 28:50
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

Judg. 13:6
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

1 Sam. 1:18
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

1 Sam. 16:7
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

1 Sam. 16:12
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

1 Sam. 17:42
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

1 Sam. 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

2 Sam. 14:27
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

2 Kgs. 8:11
And he settled his countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

Neh. 2:2
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

Neh. 2:3
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

Job 14:20
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Job 29:24
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Ps. 4:6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Ps. 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Ps. 11:7
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Ps. 21:6
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

Ps. 42:5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Ps. 42:11
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Ps. 43:5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Ps. 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Ps. 80:16
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Ps. 89:15
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

Ps. 90:8
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Prov. 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Prov. 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Prov. 25:23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Prov. 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Eccl. 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Song. 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Song. 5:15
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Isa. 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Ezek. 27:35
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

Dan. 1:13
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

Dan. 1:15
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

Dan. 5:6
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

Dan. 5:9
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

Dan. 5:10
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

Dan. 7:28
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

Dan. 8:23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Matt. 6:16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matt. 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

Luke 9:29
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.

Acts 2:28
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

2 Cor. 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Rev. 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

2 Ne. 13:9
The show of their countenance doth witness against them, and doth declare their sin to be even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it. Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!

Alma 5:14
And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?

Alma 5:19
I say unto you, can ye look up to God at that day with a pure heart and clean hands? I say unto you, can you look up, having the image of God engraven upon your countenances?

Alma 18:12
And it came to pass that when Ammon had made ready the horses and the chariots for the king and his servants, he went in unto the king, and he saw that the countenance of the king was changed; therefore he was about to return out of his presence.

3 Ne. 13:16
Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

3 Ne. 19:25
And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof.

D&C 20:6
But after repenting, and humbling himself sincerely, through faith, God ministered unto him by an holy angel, whose countenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness;

D&C 59:15
And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance--

D&C 88:52
And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.

D&C 88:53
And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.

D&C 88:56
And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.

D&C 88:58
And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season--

D&C 110:3
His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:

D&C 138:24
Their countenances shone, and the radiance from the presence of the Lord rested upon them, and they sang praises unto his holy name.

Moses 5:21
But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. Now Satan knew this, and it pleased him. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Moses 5:22
And the Lord said unto Cain: Why art thou wroth? Why is thy countenance fallen?

JS-H 1:32
Not only was his robe exceedingly white, but his whole person was glorious beyond description, and his countenance truly like lightning. The room was exceedingly light, but not so very bright as immediately around his person. When I first looked upon him, I was afraid; but the fear soon left me.