KJV dictionary & concordance
Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 19:18
Complete exact-word concordance
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, if the witnesse be a false witnesse, and hath testified falsly against his brother:
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandement and the Law, which Moses the seruant of the LORD charged you, to loue the LORD your God, and to walke in all his wayes, and to keepe his Commaundements, and to cleaue vnto him, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.12.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
They search out iniquities, they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of euery one of them, and the heart, is deepe.
1611 marginal noteOr, we are confirmed by that which they haue throughly searched.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a search, searched.
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine owne heart, and my spirit made diligent search.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Hee becommeth poore that dealeth with a slacke hand: but the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
1611 marginal noteChap. 12.24.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the slouthfull shall bee vnder tribute.
1611 marginal noteOr, deceitfull.
1611 marginal noteCha.10.4.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The slouthfull man rosteth not that which he tooke in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The soule of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soule of the diligent shall be made fat.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
The thoughts of the diligent tend onely to plenteousnes: but of euery one that is hastie, onely to want.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Seest thou a man diligent in his businesse? hee shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before meane men.
1611 marginal noteHeb. obscure men.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Steady and earnest in application; attentive, industrious, or performed with careful persistence.
