Proverbs 22:29
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men."
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- 1 Kings 11:28
"And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 25:21
"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 12:24
"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 25:23
"His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 9:10
"Whatsoever 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."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 10:4
"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 41:46
"And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt."
Read in chapter → - Romans 12:11
"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 10:8
"Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom."
Read in chapter → - 2 Timothy 4:2
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
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