33 Bible Verses about diligence

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations? The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. read more.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field. And [then will be] goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.

or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night comes when no man can work.

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.

For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.

Do ye not say, There are still four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are already white for harvest.

For I wished I myself to be accursed from the Christ, for my brothers, my kinsmen according to flesh,

Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.

if somehow I may provoke my flesh to jealousy and may save some of them.

or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

Therefore, beloved, anticipating these things, be diligent to be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end, so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

And thou shall teach them diligently to thy sons, and shall talk of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.

And ye shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

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.

And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the

And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou may gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Beloved, making all diligence to write to you about the common salvation, I had need to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sanctified.

preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?

And having risen early, very much in the night, he came out and departed into a desolate place, and prayed there.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.

Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead, I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.

And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after LORD your God. Arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)

and the judges shall make diligent inquiry. And, behold, if the witness is a FALSE witness, and has testified falsely against his brother,

Beloved, making all diligence to write to you about the common salvation, I had need to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the sanctified.

preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

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.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?

And having risen early, very much in the night, he came out and departed into a desolate place, and prayed there.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons--

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving. And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end, so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night comes when no man can work.

And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise. Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

And thou shall teach them diligently to thy sons, and shall talk of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.

And ye shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lay down, and when thou rise up.

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

and he said, If thou will diligently hearken to the voice of LORD thy God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, wh

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

Therefore, beloved, anticipating these things, be diligent to be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.

I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.

Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead, I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving. And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end, so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

I call to remembrance my song in the night. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.

This was a man who was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the Spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about the Lord, knowing only the immersion of John.

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching good news, Jesus, the Christ.

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

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.

Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.

But when he happened to be in Rome he sought me more diligently and found me

This was a man who was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the Spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about the Lord, knowing only the immersion of John.

And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Therefore, beloved, anticipating these things, be diligent to be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.

and the judges shall make diligent inquiry. And, behold, if the witness is a FALSE witness, and has testified falsely against his brother,

And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve as deacons.

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

and he said, If thou will diligently hearken to the voice of LORD thy God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, wh

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise. Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

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

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching good news, Jesus, the Christ.

For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.

Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

I call to remembrance my song in the night. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.

So we built the wall, and all the wall was joined together to half [the height] of it, for the people had a mind to work.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but make them known to thy sons and thy son's sons--

And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it, and come down to you?

So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let each with his servant lodge within Jerusalem that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day. So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone [went with] his weapon [to] the water.

Watch yourselves, so that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive a full reward.

or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.

And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,

He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.