¹¹And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

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.

²⁷He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

⁴He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁴The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁹Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

⁶Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁸Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

¹⁷So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

²¹And 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.

⁶So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

⁶⁰I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

⁴²And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

²⁵This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

²²And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

¹⁷But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.