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diligently

Meaning of “diligently”

With steady care, earnest effort, or close attention.

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37 occurrences37 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 15:26

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Proverbs 7:15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 7:15 · retained source text

Therefore came I forth to meete thee, diligently to seeke thy face, and I haue found thee.

Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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He that diligently seeketh good, procureth fauour: but hee that seeketh mischiefe, it shall come vnto him.

1611 marginal notePsal.7.17. and 9.16. and 10.2. and 57.7.

Proverbs 23:1
WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
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¶ When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee.

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