Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heed' occurs 136 times in the standard works.

28 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heed' in the standard works and contain 20.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:87-89 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)


Mal. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

 2:16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.




Alma 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 32:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 45 0 45
Gen. 2 0 2
Ex. 3 0 3
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 10 0 10
Josh. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 2 0 2
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 4 0 4
Ezra 1 0 1
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 2 0 2
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 2 0 2
Isa. 2 0 2
Jer. 4 0 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 35 0 35
BM 23 2 25
DC 30 0 30
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 136 2 138

Mal. 2:15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Mal. 2:16
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.