Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'retain' occurs 37 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'retain' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 20:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 5 7 12
Judg. 0 2 2
Job 1 0 1
Prov. 2 2 4
Eccl. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 2 3
Micah 0 1 1
NT 2 2 4
BM 25 15 40
DC 5 3 8
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 37 27 64

Judg. 7:8
So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

Judg. 19:4
And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

Job 2:9
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Prov. 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Prov. 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Prov. 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

Eccl. 8:8
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Dan. 10:8
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

Dan. 10:16
And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Dan. 11:6
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

Micah 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.