Ruth 2:7

She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”

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In The King James Version

And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

In Context

6The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.

8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in another field, and don’t go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Proverbs 18:23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

Romans 12:11not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

Ephesians 5:21subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:5-17

The Kindness of Boaz to Ruth. ( b. c. 1312.) 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and… Read the whole commentary →

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