Ruth 2:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Naomi replied, “My daughter, it's good that you can pick up grain beside the women who work in his field. Who knows what might happen to you in someone else's field!”

Cross References

Proverbs 27:10

Don't desert an old friend of your family or visit your relatives when you are in trouble. A friend nearby is better than relatives far away.

Song of Solomon 1:8

My dearest, if you don't know, just follow the path of the sheep. Then feed your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

Mark 14:66

While Peter was still in the courtyard, a servant girl of the high priest came up

Ruth 2:21

Ruth told her, “Boaz even said I could stay in the field with his workers until they had finished gathering all his grain.”

Ruth 2:23

And so, Ruth stayed close to the women, while picking up grain in his field. Ruth worked in the fields until the barley and wheat were harvested. And all this time she lived with Naomi.