Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'precept' occurs 19 times in the standard works.

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'precept' in the standard works and contain 84.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 28:10-13 (8 in 4 verses)

 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

 28:13 But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.




2 Ne. 28:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 24 33
Neh. 0 1 1
Ps. 0 21 21
Isa. 9 0 9
Jer. 0 1 1
Dan. 0 1 1
NT 2 0 2
BM 4 6 10
DC 4 2 6
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 32 51

Isa. 28:10
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Isa. 28:13
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Isa. 29:13
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: