DILIGENCE ｜ 殷勤

ENDILIGENCE; Idleness. Diligence, or industry, tends to thrift, competence, and honor: Prov. 10:4. The hand of the diligent maketh rich. Prov. 13:4. The soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Prov. 12:24, 27. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule. The precious substance of men is to the diligent. Prov. 21:5. The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness. Prov. 22:29. A man diligent in his business shall stand before kings. Prov. 27:23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks. Prov. 31:27. Rom. 12:11. In diligence not slothful.

BSBProverbs 10:4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

中殷勤；懒惰。殷勤（勤劳）使人丰裕、小康、尊荣：箴言 10:4 —— 手勤的，却要富足。13:4 —— 殷勤人必得丰裕。12:24, 27 —— 殷勤人的手必掌权；殷勤的人却得宝贵的财物。21:5 —— 殷勤筹划的，足致丰裕。22:29 —— 你看见办事殷勤的人吗？他必站在君王面前。27:23 —— 你要详细知道你羊群的景况。31:27（才德的妇人……并不吃闲饭）。罗马书 12:11 —— 殷勤不可懒惰。

ENIdleness, or slothfulness, tends to waste, want, wretchedness, and disgrace: Prov. 18:9. He that is slack in his work is brother to a destroyer. Prov. 19:15. An idle soul shall suffer hunger. Prov. 13:4. The sluggard desireth, and hath nothing. Prov. 20:4. The sluggard shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. Prov. 6:6-11. Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Thy want shall come as an armed man. Prov. 15:19. The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns. Prov. 24:30-34. The vineyard of the slothful all grown over with thorns. Eccles. 10:18. By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. 1 Tim. 5:8. If any man provide not for his own, he is worse than an infidel. Prov. 26:14, 16.

BSBProverbs 6:6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

中懒惰（怠惰）使人败落、穷乏、困苦、羞辱：箴言 18:9 —— 做工懈怠的，与浪费人为弟兄。19:15 —— 懒惰的人必受饥饿。13:4 —— 懒惰人羡慕，却无所得。20:4 —— 懒惰人……到收割的时候，他必讨饭而无所得。6:6-11 —— 懒惰人哪，你去察看蚂蚁的动作……你的缺乏仿佛拿兵器的人来到。15:19 —— 懒惰人的道像荆棘的篱笆。24:30-34 —— 懒惰人的田……荆棘长满了地皮。传道书 10:18 —— 因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。提摩太前书 5:8 —— 人若不看顾亲属……比不信的人还不好。箴言 26:14, 16。

ENApplied to spiritual acting: Heb. 6:11, 12. Show diligence . . . that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 2 Pet. 3:14. Be diligent, that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot and blameless. 2 Pet. 1:10. Give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure.

BSB2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

中用于属灵的操练：希伯来书 6:11-12 —— 显出这样的殷勤……并且不懈怠，总要效法那些凭信心和忍耐承受应许的人。彼得后书 3:14 —— 你们……当殷勤，使自己没有玷污，无可指摘，安然见主（英译：叫你们被他看为在平安中、无玷无瑕）。1:10 —— 应当更加殷勤，使你们所蒙的恩召和拣选坚定不移。