Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'surely' occurs 352 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'surely' in the standard works and contain 15.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 20:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 33:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 44:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 31:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 39:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 277 0 277
Gen. 20 0 20
Ex. 28 0 28
Lev. 12 0 12
Num. 15 0 15
Deut. 12 0 12
Josh. 1 0 1
Judg. 8 0 8
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 16 0 16
2 Sam. 9 0 9
1 Kgs. 10 0 10
2 Kgs. 12 0 12
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 14 0 14
Ps. 17 0 17
Prov. 7 0 7
Eccl. 4 0 4
Isa. 19 0 19
Jer. 34 0 34
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 24 0 24
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 5 0 5
Micah 2 0 2
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
NT 7 0 7
BM 50 0 50
DC 8 0 8
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 352 0 352

Ps. 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Ps. 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Ps. 39:6
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Ps. 39:11
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

Ps. 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Ps. 73:18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Ps. 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Ps. 77:11
I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

Ps. 85:9
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Ps. 91:3
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

Ps. 112:6
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Ps. 131:2
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

Ps. 132:3
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Ps. 139:11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Ps. 139:19
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

Ps. 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.