Ruth 2:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Exodus 9:31

Meanwhile, the flax and barley crops had been destroyed by the storm because they were ready to ripen.

Proverbs 13:1

Children with good sense accept correction from their parents, but stubborn children ignore it completely.

Proverbs 13:20

Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.

Mark 14:66

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

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don't fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you.

Deuteronomy 16:9

Seven weeks after you start your grain harvest,

Ruth 1:22

The barley harvest was just beginning when Naomi and Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, arrived in Bethlehem.

Ruth 2:22

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!”

Ruth 3:1

One day, Naomi said to Ruth: It's time I found you a husband, who will give you a home and take care of you.