The best Bible verses for diligence (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for diligence (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The soul of the sluggard craves and [gets] nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat."Proverbs 13:4
"The soul of the sluggard craves and [gets] nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat."Proverbs 13:4
"The plans of the diligent [lead] surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty [comes] surely to poverty."Proverbs 21:5
"Then Tattenai, the governor of [the province] beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out [the decree] with all diligence, just as King Darius had sent."Ezra 6:13
"'I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are [in the provinces] beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,"Ezra 7:21
"'Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons."Ezra 7:23
"'Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with huge stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is going on with great care and is succeeding in their hands."Ezra 5:8
"'May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change [it], so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued [this] decree, let [it] be carried out with all diligence!'"Ezra 6:12
"'Those who are far off will come and build the temple of the LORD.' Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And it will take place if you completely obey the LORD your God."Zechariah 6:15
"So the workmen labored, and the repair work progressed in their hands, and they restored the house of God according to its specifications and strengthened it."2 Chronicles 24:13
"'For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."John 3:16
"'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope."Jeremiah 29:11
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to [His] purpose."Romans 8:28
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
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The most-cited Bible verses for diligence (NASB) are Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 21:5, Ezra 6:13. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to diligence (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for diligence (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.