Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hear' occurs 718 times in the standard works.

208 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hear' in the standard works and contain 29% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 80 minutes to read the entire list.

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Matt. 13:13-18 (7 in 6 verses)

Hosea 2:21-22 (5 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Mark 4:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 20:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:77-78 (4 in 2 verses)

Zech. 7:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 18:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 41:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Micah 6:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:35-15:1 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:24-20:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 4:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 33:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 9:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 28:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 11:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 11:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 15:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 34:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

John 9:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 25:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:50 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:63 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:104 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 13:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 38:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 70:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 405 1509 1914
Gen. 10 58 68
Ex. 8 80 88
Lev. 1 10 11
Num. 7 28 35
Deut. 34 94 128
Josh. 3 29 32
Judg. 4 31 35
Ruth 0 3 3
1 Sam. 10 78 88
2 Sam. 14 36 50
1 Kgs. 16 78 94
2 Kgs. 11 47 58
1 Chr. 2 27 29
2 Chr. 19 70 89
Ezra 0 6 6
Neh. 5 24 29
Esth. 0 7 7
Job 16 50 66
Ps. 57 182 239
Prov. 11 106 117
Eccl. 5 43 48
Song. 2 7 9
Isa. 44 100 144
Jer. 51 161 212
Lam. 1 13 14
Ezek. 30 65 95
Dan. 7 28 35
Hosea 7 14 21
Joel 1 2 3
Amos 7 1 8
Obad. 0 3 3
Jonah 0 2 2
Micah 9 2 11
Nahum 1 2 3
Hab. 1 2 3
Zeph. 0 4 4
Zech. 10 10 20
Mal. 1 6 7
NT 145 488 633
BM 103 718 821
DC 58 304 362
PGP 7 71 78
TOTAL 718 3090 3808

1 Sam. 1:8
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

1 Sam. 1:13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

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. 2:22
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1 Sam. 2:23
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

1 Sam. 2:24
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.

1 Sam. 2:25
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

1 Sam. 2:33
And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

1 Sam. 2:35
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

1 Sam. 3:9
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

1 Sam. 3:10
And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

1 Sam. 3:11
And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

1 Sam. 4:6
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.

1 Sam. 4:13
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

1 Sam. 4:14
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

1 Sam. 4:19
And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

1 Sam. 6:6
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

1 Sam. 7:3
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Sam. 7:7
And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

1 Sam. 7:9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him.

1 Sam. 8:7
And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

1 Sam. 8:9
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

1 Sam. 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

1 Sam. 8:21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

1 Sam. 8:22
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

1 Sam. 9:19
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

1 Sam. 10:9
And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

1 Sam. 10:26
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

1 Sam. 11:6
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

1 Sam. 12:1
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

1 Sam. 12:20
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;

1 Sam. 12:24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

1 Sam. 13:3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

1 Sam. 13:4
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

1 Sam. 13:14
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

1 Sam. 14:7
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

1 Sam. 14:22
Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

1 Sam. 14:27
But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

1 Sam. 15:1
Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.

1 Sam. 15:14
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

1 Sam. 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Sam. 16:2
And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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. 17:11
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

1 Sam. 17:23
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

1 Sam. 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

1 Sam. 17:31
And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

1 Sam. 17:32
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

1 Sam. 19:6
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.

1 Sam. 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1 Sam. 22:1
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

1 Sam. 22:6
When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

1 Sam. 22:7
Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

1 Sam. 22:12
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

1 Sam. 23:10
Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

1 Sam. 23:11
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.

1 Sam. 23:25
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

1 Sam. 24:5
And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

1 Sam. 24:9
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

1 Sam. 25:2
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

1 Sam. 25:4
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

1 Sam. 25:7
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

1 Sam. 25:11
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

1 Sam. 25:24
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

1 Sam. 25:31
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

1 Sam. 25:35
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

1 Sam. 25:36
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

1 Sam. 25:37
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

1 Sam. 25:39
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

1 Sam. 26:19
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

1 Sam. 27:1
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

1 Sam. 28:5
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

1 Sam. 28:21
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

1 Sam. 28:22
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.

1 Sam. 28:23
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

1 Sam. 30:24
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

1 Sam. 31:11
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;