Bible Cross References
Ruth
Ruth 2:10-13
10
And she fell upon her face, and bowed down to the ground, and said to him, How is it that I have found grace in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, seeing that I am a stranger?
11
And Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been told to me how you have dealt with your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, and how you left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and came to a people whom you knew not before.
12
The Lord recompense your work; may a full reward be given you of the Lord God of Israel, to whom you have come to trust under His wings.
13
And she said, Let me find grace in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your maidservant, and behold, I shall be as one of your servants.
1 Samuel 25:41
And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant is for a handmaid, to wash the feet of your servants.
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."
spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by you and saw you, and behold, [it was] your time and a time of resting; and I spread My wings over you, and covered your shame, and swore [an oath] to you; and I entered into covenant with you, says the Lord, and you became Mine.
a near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
And now I am truly a relative to you; nevertheless there is a relative closer than I.
Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because He has not failed in His mercy with the living and the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is our relative, and is one of our relations.