Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'yea' occurs 1753 times in the standard works.

911 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'yea' in the standard works and contain 52% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 407 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 60:3-32 (30 in 30 verses)

Alma 5:32-55 (24 in 24 verses)

Alma 48:8-49:6 (24 in 24 verses)

Alma 26:3-22 (22 in 20 verses)

Hel. 11:33-12:13 (20 in 19 verses)

Alma 36:13-29 (19 in 17 verses)

Alma 29:2-13 (13 in 12 verses)

Hel. 13:9-18 (11 in 10 verses)

Hel. 8:17-27 (11 in 11 verses)

Hel. 13:21-30 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 5:3-10 (9 in 8 verses)

Hel. 14:14-22 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 54:7-13 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 45:5-12 (8 in 8 verses)

Hel. 15:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Cor. 7:11-13 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:43-46 (7 in 4 verses)

Alma 28:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)

Hel. 5:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 7:15-21 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 26:31-37 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 37:31-37 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Cor. 1:17-20 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 47:35-48:2 (6 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 12:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 32:27-31 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:14-18 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 34:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 37:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 43:43-48 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 46:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 11:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 27:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 4:34-5:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:36-40 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 46:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 53:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 53:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 58:39-59:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 5:42-46 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 8:28-32 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 33:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 33:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 13:22 (4 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:28-30 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 32:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 39:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 41:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 15:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 17:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 20:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 4:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 10:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 31:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 44:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 58:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 29:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 40:24 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 44:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 20:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 12:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:62-63 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 28:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 21:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 23:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 8:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 9:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:30-50:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:40-53:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 12:25-13:1 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 21:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 3:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 59:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:37 (2 in 1 verse)

James 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 25:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:15 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:56 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 24:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 30:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 84:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 46:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:31-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:35-14:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:17-30:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:38-32:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 59:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:22-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 59:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 275 843 1118
Gen. 4 123 127
Ex. 0 31 31
Lev. 1 60 61
Num. 1 92 93
Deut. 1 29 30
Josh. 0 8 8
Judg. 1 27 28
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 3 17 20
2 Sam. 2 20 22
1 Kgs. 0 55 55
2 Kgs. 3 90 93
1 Chr. 1 14 15
2 Chr. 1 80 81
Ezra 1 10 11
Neh. 5 14 19
Esth. 1 5 6
Job 36 8 44
Ps. 59 15 74
Prov. 17 4 21
Eccl. 13 5 18
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 46 28 74
Jer. 16 43 59
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 19 27 46
Dan. 7 16 23
Hosea 8 0 8
Joel 5 2 7
Amos 1 4 5
Obad. 2 0 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 1 1 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 1 2 3
Zeph. 1 0 1
Hag. 1 3 4
Zech. 5 8 13
Mal. 4 1 5
NT 65 76 141
BM 1248 414 1662
DC 152 57 209
PGP 13 57 70
TOTAL 1753 1447 3200

Job 1:15
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:17
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 2:4
And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Job 5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Job 6:10
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Job 6:27
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

Job 6:29
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

Job 9:10
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

Job 11:15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:

Job 11:18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Job 11:19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Job 12:3
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Job 14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

Job 15:4
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

Job 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

Job 15:15
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

Job 18:5
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

Job 19:18
Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.

Job 20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Job 20:25
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

Job 21:7
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Job 22:25
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

Job 25:5
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

Job 28:27
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Job 30:2
Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

Job 30:8
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

Job 30:9
And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

Job 31:8
Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

Job 31:11
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

Job 32:12
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

Job 33:14
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

Job 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Job 34:12
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

Job 36:7
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Job 40:5
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

Job 41:24
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.