2 Corinthians 9:7Open English Bible (US)

Ruth 1:6

So she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, for she had heard that the Lord had remembered his people and given them food.

Ruth 1:18

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she ceased urging her to return.

Ruth 1:20

“Do not call me Naomi,” she said to them, “call me Mara, for the Almighty has given me a bitter lot.

Ruth 1:21

I had plenty when I left, but the Lord has brought me back empty handed. Why should you call me Naomi, now that the Lord has afflicted me, and the Almighty has brought misfortune on me?”

Ruth 2:11

Boaz replied, “I have heard what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you left your father and mother and your native land to come to a people that you did not know before.