Ruth 2:7
And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather behind the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she tarried a little in the house.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor [is] humility.
Proverbs 18:23
A poor man uses entreaties, but a rich man answers roughly.
Proverbs 22:29
See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever thy hand finds to do, do with thy might, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where thou go.
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.
Romans 12:11
not lazy in diligence, being fervent in the Spirit serving the Lord,
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.
Ephesians 5:21
submitting yourselves to each other in the fear of Christ.
1 Peter 5:5-6
Likewise younger men should be subordinate to the elder men. And all being subordinate to each other, clothe yourselves with humility, because God sets himself against the haughty, but gives grace to the lowly.