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Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean[ men].
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2 Timothy 4 2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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1 Samuel 11 9-1 Samuel 11 11
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, Tomorrow, by[ that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed[ it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.And it was[ so] on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
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2 Timothy 2 3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do[ it] with thy might; for[ there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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Proverbs 24:11-12
If thou forbear to deliver[ them that are] drawn unto death, and[ those that are] ready to be slain;If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider[ it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth[ not] he know[ it]? and shall[ not] he render to[ every] man according to his works?