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Diligence |
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| What good things are spoken of the faithful and energetic? |
| "He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread." Prov. 28:19. "The hand of the diligent maketh rich. "Prov. 10:4. "The soul of the diligent shall be made fat." Prov. 13:4. |
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| What is said of the man of opposite characteristics? |
"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand." Prov. 10:4. "The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing." Prov. 13:4. |
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| What social distinction is shown between the diligent man and the slothful one? |
"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute." Prov. 12:24. |
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| What honor awaits the diligent man of business? |
| "See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." Prov. 22:29. |
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| Give an example of the reward of industry. |
| "And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph." 1 Kings 11:28. |
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| May we estimate a man's thrift by the condition of his dwelling? |
| "By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through." Eccl. 10:18, |
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| Give a picture of a slack man's farm, as drawn by an eyewitness. |
"I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down." Prov. 24:30, 31. |
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| What lesson did the wise man learn as he noticed these things? |
"Then I saw and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction." Prov. 24:32. |
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| Is our work for "the life that now is," closely united with that for the one to come? |
| "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord." Rom. 12:11, |
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| What sentence is pronounced against the man who is unfaithful in God's work? |
"Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully." Jer. 48:10. |
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| In view of the reward to be given at Christ's appearing, what exhortation is given? |
| "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot and blameless." 2 Peter 3:14. |
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| What blessed assurance is given such as follow this advice? |
| "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things ye shall never fall; for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:10, 11. |
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