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# diligent

«diligent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Working hard and carefully, paying attention to details…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (diligent; more diligent, most diligent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Working hard and carefully, paying attention to details and not giving up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#m1)

2) (formal) Done carefully and thoroughly: «a diligent search». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Proverbs praises the hard worker, and Jewish tradition values honest labor and warns against laziness. In the primary lessons: In school reports «a diligent pupil» works hard and carefully, which is high praise. In stories diligent characters do their tasks well, like the ant in the fable. Phrases: «a diligent worker», «diligent study», «a diligent search», «due diligence» (formal: careful checking before a decision).

### examples

- The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute. (Writings PRO.12.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x1)
- Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds; (Writings PRO.27.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x2)
- He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. (Writings PRO.10.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x3)
- She is a diligent pupil who always does her homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x4)
- The diligent ant stored food for winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x5)
- After a diligent search, they found the lost ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x6)
- He was diligent about practising the piano every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x7)
- The diligent gardener weeded the beds daily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x8)
- (formal) Candidates are expected to be diligent in checking their answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x9)
- The little Princess was very diligent, and her favorite studies were music and poetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/#x10)

### note

Noun: «diligence»; adverb: «diligently». Rather formal; everyday words: «hard-working», «careful». Spelled dil-i-gent.

### In the corpora

- [He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.262/)
- [The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.345/)
- [The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.348/)
- [The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.353/)
- [The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.593/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diligent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.