Nave’s Topical Bible
Diligence
47 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Jesus an example of
- Required by God in seeking him
- Obeying him
- Listening to him
- Striving after perfection
- Cultivating proper behaviors of a true Christian
- Keeping the soul
- Keeping the heart
- Labors of love
- Following every good work
- Guarding against defilement
- Seeking to be found spotless
- Making our calling sure
- Self-examination
- Lawful business
- Preserving "the faith" through teaching
- Instructing children
- Discharging official duties
- Saints should abound in
- Required in the service of God
- Is not in vain
- Preserves from evil
- Leads to assured hope
- God rewards
- In temporal matters leads to favor
- Prosperity
- Honor
- FIGURATIVE
- Exemplified
- Ruth
- Hezekiah
- Nehemiah and his helpers
- Psalmist
- Apostles
- Apollos
- Titus
- Paul
- Onesiphorus
See INDUSTRY
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See SLOTHFULNESS
- Exemplified
Bible verses about “Diligence”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
- Luke 2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
- 1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.
- Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
- Deuteronomy 6:17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
- Deuteronomy 11:13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
- Isaiah 55:2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
- Philippians 3:13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
- Philippians 3:14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Peter 1:5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
- Proverbs 4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
- Hebrews 6:11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
- Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- 1 Timothy 3:10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
- 2 Peter 3:14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
- 2 Peter 1:10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
- Psalms 77:6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
- Proverbs 27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
- 2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- Jude 1:3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
- Deuteronomy 6:7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Deuteronomy 19:18And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
- 2 Corinthians 8:7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
- John 9:4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
- Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
- Exodus 15:26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
- Deuteronomy 11:14That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
- Proverbs 11:27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
- Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- Proverbs 22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
- Proverbs 6:7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,