Ruth 2:23

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

So she kept fast {H1692} by the maidens {H5291} of Boaz {H1162} to glean {H3950} unto the end {H3615} of barley {H8184} harvest {H7105} and of wheat {H2406} harvest {H7105}; and dwelt {H3427} with her mother in law {H2545}.

So she stayed close to Bo'az's girls to glean, until the end of the barley and wheat harvests; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 6:6 (3 votes)

    ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Proverbs 6:8 (3 votes)

    Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

  • Proverbs 13:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Ephesians 6:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

  • Ephesians 6:3 (3 votes)

    That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 16:9 (3 votes)

    Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from [such time as] thou beginnest [to put] the sickle to the corn.

  • Proverbs 13:20 (3 votes)

    ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.