The Secret of Success
1 Timothy 4:15
Meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your profiting may appear to all.


A man who commenced life as an errand boy rose rapidly, through his untiring industry and earnestness, to the head of an extensive business, which he conducted very successfully. Meeting an old friend one day, he spared a few moments to describe to him briefly the extent of his prosperity and of his prospects. His friend inquired the secret of his success. "I put my soul into it," replied the prosperous shopkeeper. "It is only by throwing my soul into my business, that I made it succeed." So must the teacher do. That thy profiting may appear to all —



Parallel Verses
KJV: Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

WEB: Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.




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