CategoryArchaic Word / Character Virtue
Modern Equivalentcareful, persistent effort; earnest application to a task.
KJV Word TypeNoun / Adjective
DefinitionSteady, careful, and earnest effort in any task or pursuit. Scripture consistently commends diligence as a mark of wisdom and godliness — in the pursuit of God Himself, in Scripture study, in calling and election, and in honest labour.
Key Verses"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge." (2 Peter 1:5); "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed." (2 Timothy 2:15)