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 →

2) (formal) Done carefully and thoroughly: «a diligent search». tree →

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 →
• Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds; (Writings PRO.27.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. (Writings PRO.10.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• She is a diligent pupil who always does her homework. tree →
• The diligent ant stored food for winter. tree →
• After a diligent search, they found the lost ring. tree →
• He was diligent about practising the piano every day. tree →
• The diligent gardener weeded the beds daily. tree →
• (formal) Candidates are expected to be diligent in checking their answers. tree →
• The little Princess was very diligent, and her favorite studies were music and poetry. tree →

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.
• The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.
• The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.
• The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.
• The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diligent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.