Ruth 2:20

Good News Translation

“May the Lord bless Boaz!” Naomi exclaimed. “The Lord always keeps his promises to the living and the dead.” And she went on, “That man is a close relative of ours, one of those responsible for taking care of us.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:5

he sent some men there with the message: “May the Lord bless you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him.

2 Samuel 9:1

One day David asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul's family? If there is, I would like to show him kindness for Jonathan's sake.”

Job 19:25

But I know there is someone in heaven who will come at last to my defense.

Proverbs 17:17

Friends always show their love. What are relatives for if not to share trouble?

Leviticus 25:25

If any of you Israelites become poor and are forced to sell your land, your closest relative is to buy it back.

Philippians 4:10

In my life in union with the Lord it is a great joy to me that after so long a time you once more had the chance of showing that you care for me. I don't mean that you had stopped caring for me—you just had no chance to show it.

Ruth 2:21

Then Ruth said, “Best of all, he told me to keep gathering grain with his workers until they finish the harvest.”

Ruth 3:12

It is true that I am a close relative and am responsible for you, but there is a man who is a closer relative than I am.

Ruth 4:14

The women said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord! He has given you a grandson today to take care of you. May the boy become famous in Israel!

Ruth 4:4

and I think you ought to know about it. Now then, if you want it, buy it in the presence of these men sitting here. But if you don't want it, say so, because the right to buy it belongs first to you and then to me.” The man said, “I will buy it.”

Ruth 4:6

The man answered, “In that case I will give up my right to buy the field, because it would mean that my own children would not inherit it. You buy it; I would rather not.”