Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Be Content and Diligent

Content (Webster’s)
1 happy enough with what one has or is; not desiring something more or different; satisfied
— Syn. appeased, gratified, comfortable; see happy 1, satisfied.
See Synonym Study at SATISFIED.
See blessed, contented, contents, humble, meat, satisfaction, satisfy, serene, value

Heb 13:5-6
5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
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1 Tim 6:6-9
6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.
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Luke 3:14
14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, "And what shall we do?"

So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages."
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Phil 4:11-13
11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Diligent (Webster’s)
1 persevering and careful in work; industrious
2 done with careful, steady effort; painstaking
— Syn. industrious, hard-working, assiduous, sedulous, studious, pertinacious, persevering, persistent, keen, tireless, unflagging, unremitting, untiring, indefatigable, careful, painstaking, thorough, purposeful, resolute, busy, intent, involved,

Prov 10:4
4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
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Prov 12:24
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
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Prov 13:4
4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
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Prov 21:5
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
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2 Tim 2:15
15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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2 Peter 1:5-11
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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2 Peter 3:14-15
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
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