Ruth 3:6

The Message

She went down to the threshing floor and put her mother-in-law’s plan into action.

Cross References

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

Proverbs 1:8

Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee. Wear their counsel like a winning crown, like rings on your fingers. Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don’t go along with them. If they say—“Let’s go out and raise some hell. Let’s beat up some old man, mug some old woman. Let’s pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals. We’ll load up on top-quality loot. We’ll haul it home by the truckload. Join us for the time of your life! With us, it’s share and share alike!”— Oh, friend, don’t give them a second look; don’t listen to them for a minute. They’re racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching, Yet that’s what these people are doing— they’re doing themselves in. When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are.

John 2:5

She went ahead anyway, telling the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”

Ruth 3:5

Ruth said, “If you say so, I’ll do it, just as you’ve told me.”

Ruth 3:7

Boaz had a good time, eating and drinking his fill—he felt great. Then he went off to get some sleep, lying down at the end of a stack of barley. Ruth quietly followed; she lay down to signal her availability for marriage.