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dil´i-jens, dil´i-jent-li: This word is used in various senses in our English Bibles.
1. In the Old Testament
In , “with diligence†means “with careâ€; in ; , “with speed,†“speedilyâ€; in “watchfulnessâ€; in ; ; ; ; ; ; , “with care,†“scrupulously,†“earnestly.†Sometimes it means “early†“with haste†(; ). It may mean “industrious,†“exacting†(; ; ).
2. In the New Testament
The American revisers have rendered “diligence†for various words in the King James Version, e.g. for “business†in ; “giving diligence†for “endeavoring†(); “give diligence†for “study†(,), for “labor†(); “diligently†for “carefully†(; ); “be diligent in†for “meditate upon†(). It is well also to remember that the Old English meaning of diligence is “with love,†from diligo, “to love.â€