Top 25 Bible Verses About Diligence (NIV)

⁴ The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁴ Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁹ Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.

¹⁰ Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,

¹⁴ So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

¹⁰ Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

²⁷ He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

¹² Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! ⁷ It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, ⁸ yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.

¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

²³ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,

²⁶ He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

²³ Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

¹⁰ God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. ¹¹ We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. ¹² We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

⁷ But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

⁴ As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

¹¹ We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

²⁷ The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.

⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;