33 Bible Verses about diligence

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, read more.
The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.

or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]

Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh,

Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.

or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

You should diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.

“It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul,

You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up.

Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

“Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.

You should diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.

“It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul,

Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

Thus I was: by day the heat consumed me and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

You shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

I will remember my song in the night;
I will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ponders:

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.

Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,

These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”

Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

I will remember my song in the night;
I will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit ponders:

So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

“Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared. At that time I also said to the people, "Let each man with his servant spend the night within Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and a laborer by day." So neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water.

Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.

or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;