Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'bow' occurs 130 times in the standard works.

18 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'bow' in the standard works and contain 13.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 16:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 94 166 260
NT 5 17 22
BM 24 34 58
DC 6 9 15
PGP 1 4 5
TOTAL 130 230 360

D&C 5:24
Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see.

D&C 49:10
And that which I have promised I have so fulfilled, and the nations of the earth shall bow to it; and, if not of themselves, they shall come down, for that which is now exalted of itself shall be laid low of power.

D&C 76:93
Before whose throne all things bow in humble reverence, and give him glory forever and ever.

D&C 76:110
And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the throne forever and ever;

D&C 88:104
And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth-- for every ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.

D&C 123:7
It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and children, who have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most damning hand of murder, tyranny, and oppression, supported and urged on and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted the creeds of the fathers, who have inherited lies, upon the hearts of the children, and filled the world with confusion, and has been growing stronger and stronger, and is now the very mainspring of all corruption, and the whole earth groans under the weight of its iniquity.