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Ruth 3
1BSBOne day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
KJVThen Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
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Ruth 1:9
9May the Lord enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
Open Ruth 1:91 Timothy 5:8
8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Open 1 Timothy 5:8Psalm 128:2
2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Open Psalm 128:21 Timothy 5:14
14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Open 1 Timothy 5:141 Corinthians 7:36
36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
Open 1 Corinthians 7:36Deuteronomy 4:40
40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Open Deuteronomy 4:40
2BSBNow is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
KJVAnd now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
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Deuteronomy 25:5–10
5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
6The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
Open Deuteronomy 25:5–10Ruth 2:20–23
20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
21Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
Open Ruth 2:20–23Ruth 2:8
8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
Open Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:1
1Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Open Ruth 2:1Hebrews 2:11–14
11For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
12He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
Open Hebrews 2:11–14
3BSBTherefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
KJVWash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
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2 Samuel 14:2
2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Open 2 Samuel 14:21 Timothy 2:9–10
9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
Open 1 Timothy 2:9–10Esther 5:1
1On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
Open Esther 5:1Matthew 6:17
17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Open Matthew 6:17Psalm 104:15
15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Open Psalm 104:15Ecclesiastes 9:8
8Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
Open Ecclesiastes 9:8
4BSBWhen he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
KJVAnd it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
5BSB“I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.
KJVAnd she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
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Colossians 3:20
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Open Colossians 3:20Ephesians 6:1
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Open Ephesians 6:1
6BSBSo she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
KJVAnd she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
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Proverbs 1:8
8Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Open Proverbs 1:8John 2:5
5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Open John 2:5Exodus 20:12
12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Open Exodus 20:12John 15:14
14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
Open John 15:14
7BSBAfter Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
KJVAnd when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
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Judges 19:6
6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
Open Judges 19:6Esther 1:10
10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
Open Esther 1:102 Samuel 13:28
28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
Open 2 Samuel 13:28Judges 19:9
9When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
Open Judges 19:9Psalm 104:15
15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Open Psalm 104:15Ecclesiastes 10:19
19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Open Ecclesiastes 10:19
8BSBAt midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
KJVAnd it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9BSB“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
KJVAnd he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
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Ezekiel 16:8
8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord God.
Open Ezekiel 16:8Ruth 2:20
20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
Open Ruth 2:20Ruth 3:12
12Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Open Ruth 3:12Ruth 2:10–13
10At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
11Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
Open Ruth 2:10–13Luke 14:11
11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Open Luke 14:111 Samuel 25:41
41She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
Open 1 Samuel 25:41
10BSBThen Boaz said, “May the Lord bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
KJVAnd he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord , my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
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Ruth 2:20
20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
Open Ruth 2:201 Corinthians 13:4–5
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
Open 1 Corinthians 13:4–5Ruth 1:8
8Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
Open Ruth 1:8Ruth 2:4
4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.” “The Lord bless you,” they replied.
Open Ruth 2:4
11BSBAnd now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
KJVAnd now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
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Proverbs 31:29–31
29“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Open Proverbs 31:29–31Proverbs 31:10
10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Open Proverbs 31:10Proverbs 12:4
4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Open Proverbs 12:4
12BSBYes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
KJVAnd now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
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Ruth 4:1
1Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
Open Ruth 4:11 Thessalonians 4:6
6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
Open 1 Thessalonians 4:6Matthew 7:12
12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Open Matthew 7:12
13BSBStay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the Lord lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
KJVTarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.
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Jeremiah 4:2
2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
Open Jeremiah 4:2Ruth 4:5
5Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”
Open Ruth 4:5Ruth 2:20
20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
Open Ruth 2:20Deuteronomy 25:5–9
5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
6The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
Open Deuteronomy 25:5–9Hebrews 6:16
16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
Open Hebrews 6:16Judges 8:19
19“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
Open Judges 8:19
14BSBSo she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
KJVAnd she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
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2 Corinthians 8:21
21For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
Open 2 Corinthians 8:21Romans 14:16
16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
Open Romans 14:161 Corinthians 10:32
32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
Open 1 Corinthians 10:321 Peter 2:12
12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
Open 1 Peter 2:12Romans 12:17
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Open Romans 12:17Ecclesiastes 7:1
1A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Open Ecclesiastes 7:1
15BSBAnd he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the city.
KJVAlso he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
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Isaiah 32:8
8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
Open Isaiah 32:8Galatians 6:10
10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Open Galatians 6:10
16BSBWhen Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
KJVAnd when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
17BSBAnd she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
KJVAnd she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
18BSB“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
KJVThen said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
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Psalm 37:3–5
3Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Open Psalm 37:3–5Isaiah 28:16
16So this is what the Lord God says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Open Isaiah 28:16Isaiah 30:7
7Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
Open Isaiah 30:7