Ruth 3:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 40:14

But when these good things happen, please don't forget to tell the king about me, so I can get out of this place.

Psalm 128:2

Your fields will produce, and you will be happy and all will go well.

1 Corinthians 7:36

But suppose you are engaged to someone old enough to be married, and you want her so much that all you can think about is getting married. Then go ahead and marry. There is nothing wrong with that.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Today I am explaining his laws and teachings. And if you always obey them, you and your descendants will live long and be successful in the land the LORD is giving you.

1 Timothy 5:14

I would prefer that young widows get married, have children, and look after their families. Then the enemy won't have any reason to say insulting things about us.

1 Timothy 5:8

People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.

Ruth 1:9

May he give each of you another husband and a home of your own.” Naomi kissed them. They cried

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.

Ruth 3:2

You have been picking up grain beside the women who work for Boaz, and you know he is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be threshing the grain.