Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rejoice' occurs 295 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 'rejoice' in the standard works and contain 20.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 68:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 9:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 16:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 32:11-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 96:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 35:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:17-26:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 62:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 147 47 194
Ex. 0 1 1
Lev. 1 0 1
Deut. 13 2 15
Judg. 3 1 4
1 Sam. 2 3 5
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 0 2 2
2 Kgs. 0 2 2
1 Chr. 3 2 5
2 Chr. 2 6 8
Neh. 1 3 4
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 3 3 6
Ps. 55 6 61
Prov. 12 4 16
Eccl. 6 1 7
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 21 3 24
Jer. 4 3 7
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 2 2 4
Hosea 1 1 2
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 0 1 1
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 2 0 2
Zeph. 3 0 3
Zech. 5 0 5
NT 45 19 64
BM 72 13 85
DC 31 5 36
PGP 0 3 3
TOTAL 295 87 382

Ex. 18:9
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Deut. 28:63
And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deut. 30:9
And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

Judg. 19:3
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

1 Sam. 2:1
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

1 Sam. 6:13
And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

1 Sam. 11:15
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1 Kgs. 1:40
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

1 Kgs. 5:7
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

2 Kgs. 11:14
And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

2 Kgs. 11:20
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.

1 Chr. 29:9
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

2 Chr. 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

2 Chr. 23:13
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

2 Chr. 23:21
And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

2 Chr. 24:10
And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

2 Chr. 29:36
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

2 Chr. 30:25
And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

Neh. 12:43
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

Neh. 12:44
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

Esth. 8:15
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Job 39:21
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

Ps. 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Ps. 19:5
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

Ps. 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Ps. 35:15
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Ps. 97:8
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O Lord.

Ps. 119:14
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

Prov. 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Prov. 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Prov. 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Prov. 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

Eccl. 2:10
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Isa. 5:14
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Isa. 62:5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

Isa. 64:5
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

Jer. 11:15
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Jer. 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

Jer. 50:11
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

Ezek. 25:6
For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

Ezek. 35:14
Thus saith the Lord God; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

Hosea 10:5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

Obad. 1:12
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.