Ruth 2:15

Contemporary English Version 1995

When Ruth left to start picking up grain, Boaz told his men, “Don't stop her, even if she picks up grain from where it is stacked.

Cross References

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.

Leviticus 23:22

When you harvest your grain, always leave some of it standing around the edges of your fields and don't pick up what falls on the ground. Leave it for the poor and for those foreigners who live among you. I am the Lord your God!

Ruth 2:14

At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, “Come, eat with us. Have some bread and dip it in the sauce.” At once she sat down with the workers, and Boaz handed her some roasted grain. Ruth ate all she wanted and had some left over.

Ruth 2:16

Be sure to pull out some stalks of grain from the bundles and leave them on the ground for her. And don't speak harshly to her!”

Leviticus 19:9

When you harvest your grain, always leave some of it standing along the edges of your fields and don't pick up what falls on the ground.