33 Bible Verses about diligence
Most Relevant Verses
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.
and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter [the same], to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Thus says Yahweh: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says Yahweh; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all. Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
From Thematic Bible
Agriculture or husbandry » Requires » Diligence
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don't withhold your hand; for you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations. The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in. read more.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field. There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Business life » Business virtues » Diligence
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
natural Death » Motive » Diligence
I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
Diligence » Spiritual
Don't you say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my relatives according to the flesh,
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Diligence » Business
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Diligence » Being diligent
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
Diligence » The diligent
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Diligence » Required by God in » Obeying him
You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Diligence » Required by God in » Instructing children
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, 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 your children, talking 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.
Diligence » Required by God in » Lawful business
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
Diligence » Required by God in » Seeking him
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh."
Diligence » God rewards
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, and your new wine, and your oil.
Diligence » In temporal matters, leads to » Honor
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Diligence » In temporal matters, leads to » Prosperity
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Diligence » Required by God in » Teaching religion
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
Diligence » Christ, an example
He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
Diligence » In the service of God » Is not in vain
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Diligence » Required by God in » Striving after perfection
Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Diligence » Exemplified » Paul
For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
Diligence » Required by God in seeking him
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh."
Diligence » Exemplified » hezekiah
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.
Diligence » Exemplified » Titus
We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.
Diligence » Required by God in » Discharging official duties
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
Diligence » Preserving "the faith" through teaching
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
Diligence » Lawful business
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
Diligence » Saints should abound in
But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.
Diligence » Jesus an example of
He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
Diligence » Required by God in » Keeping the soul
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
Diligence » Required by God in » Labors of love
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them. We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
Diligence » Required in the service of God
I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.
Diligence » Honor
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Diligence » In temporal matters, leads to » Favor
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Diligence » Required by God in » Following every good work
being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
Diligence » Obeying him
You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you this day, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Diligence » Illustrated
Go to the ant, you 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.
Diligence » In the service of God » Should be preserved in
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.
Diligence » Required by God in » Guarding against defilement
looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Diligence » Required by God in » Keeping the heart
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
Diligence » Exemplified » jacob
This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
Diligence » Instructing children
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, 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 your children, talking 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.
Diligence » Prosperity
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Diligence » In the service of God » Leads to assured hope
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
Diligence » In the service of God » Preserves from evil
and he said, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention 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 am Yahweh who heals you."
Diligence » Required by God in » Making our call, &c, sure
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Diligence » Required by God in » Seeking to be found spotless
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
Diligence » Exemplified » Psalmist
Diligence » Required by God in » Cultivating Christian graces
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
Diligence » Required by God in » Hearkening to him
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Diligence » Striving after perfection
Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Diligence » Labors of love
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them. We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
Diligence » Required by God in » Self-examination
I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:
Diligence » Exemplified » Apollos
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
Diligence » Exemplified » Apostles
Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.
Diligence » Exemplified » Ruth
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.
Diligence » Figurative » hezekiah
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.
Diligence » Figurative » Psalmist
Diligence » Guarding against defilement
looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
Diligence » Is not in vain
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Diligence » Figurative » Onesiphorus
Diligence » Figurative » Apollos
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
Diligence » Figurative » Titus
We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.
Diligence » In temporal matters leads to favor
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Diligence » Making our calling sure
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Diligence » Listening to him
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Diligence » Seeking to be found spotless
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
Diligence » Discharging official duties
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
Diligence » Following every good work
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
Diligence » Leads to assured hope
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
Diligence » Preserves from evil
and he said, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention 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 am Yahweh who heals you."
Diligence » Figurative
Go to the ant, you 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.
Diligence » Figurative » Exemplified » Ruth
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.
Diligence » Figurative » Apostles
Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.
Diligence » Figurative » Paul
For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
Diligence » Cultivating proper behaviors of a true Christian
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
Diligence » Keeping the heart
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
Diligence » Self-examination
I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:
Diligence » Figurative » Nehemiah and his helpers
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.
Diligence » Keeping the soul
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
Nehemiah » Diligence
I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work, so that I can't come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?"
So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared. Likewise at the same time said I to the people, "Let everyone 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 took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
the Reward of saints » The prospect of, should lead to » Diligence
Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
Virtues » Business » Diligence
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Topics on Diligence
Diligence And Laziness Contrasted
Proverbs 10:4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Diligence, Examples Of
2 Chronicles 15:15All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest all around.
Diligence, Objects Of
Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
Diligence, Results Of
Proverbs 10:4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Diligence, Rewards Of
Proverbs 10:4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Related Topics
- Church Authority, Of Eldars
- Diligence, Examples Of
- Diligence, Objects Of
- Diligence, Results Of
- Diligence, Rewards Of
- Examples of Leadership
- Finishing Strong
- Giving Money To The Church
- Hard Work And Perseverance
- Hardship