His promises for the Diligence

Proverbs 22:29 (New Living Translation)

 ²⁹ Do you see any truly competent workers?
      They will serve kings
      rather than working for ordinary people.

Proverbs 21:5 (New Living Translation)

 ⁵ Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
      but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

2 Chronicles 15:7 (New Living Translation)

⁷ But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”

Proverbs 13:11 (New Living Translation)

 ¹¹ Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
      wealth from hard work grows over time.

Ephesians 6:6-8 (New Living Translation)

⁶ Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. ⁷ Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. ⁸ Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

Proverbs 14:23 (New Living Translation)

 ²³ Work brings profit,
      but mere talk leads to poverty!

2 Timothy 2:15 (New Living Translation)

An Approved Worker

 ¹⁵ Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.

Proverbs 20:4 (New Living Translation)

 ⁴ Those too lazy to plow in the right season
      will have no food at the harvest.

Proverbs 19:24 (New Living Translation)

 ²⁴ Lazy people take food in their hand
      but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

Proverbs 20:21 (New International Version)

 ²¹ An inheritance claimed too soon 
   will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 19:15 (New International Version)

 ¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep, 
   and the shiftless go hungry.