THEOSISRuth 2:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־נָּא֙ וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים וַתָּב֣וֹא וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד מֵאָ֤ז הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה זֶ֛ה שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ הַבַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 18:23The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
- Prov 13:4The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.
- Prov 15:33The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.
- Prov 22:29Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.
- Eph 5:21Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.
- 1 Pet 5:5In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace.
- 1 Pet 5:6Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation:
- Eccl 9:10Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.