70+ Bible Verses About Boaz 

“In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.”

In the days of the rule of the judges, when there was a terrible famine in the country at that time, a man from Bethlehemjudah had moved to Moab with his wife and children.

“The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.”

The man whose name was Elimelech, whose wife was Naomi, and who had two children named Mahlon and Kilion. All of them had gone from Bethlehem to Ephraim. When they arrived, they settled in the land of Moab.

“Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.”

There, Naomi’s husband went to heaven leaving her two sons behind; and the Elimelech, he died.

“Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.”

They chose the women of Moab as their wives and married them in the same way. The names of their wives are Orpa of one and Ruth of the other. The men lived there with them for about ten years. 

“Both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.”

And when it comes to women, their husbands have two sons. Along with Mahlon, Chileans died at that time, and the men left their children behind with wives.

“When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there.”

Elimalech then returned with his son’s widows so that Naomi could return from the land of Moab. He also heard how the Lord provided food for his disciples in the land of Moab. 

“With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.”

She had just returned from her husband’s death land. Naomi left Moab and returned to the country with the bride of her two dead sons, and all the people came out of the land of Moab on their way to Judah.

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead and to me.”

Naomi was referring to both daughters-in-law. They go back to the birth mother. The mothers-in-law have treated their dead husbands as if they were their own mothers. The Lord will use them kindly in all judgments.

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May the LORD grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.” Then she kissed them good-by and they wept aloud”

The Lord has given each of the wives a place in their husband’s house and children to be happy. Then Niomi kissed the daughters-in-law, and the brides began to weep loudly with all their might.

And said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.”

Orpah and Ruth make a vow to Neomi, they will surely return to their homeland with her.

But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?”

Naomi questioned this promise. Why aren’t these foreign girls going back to their mother’s lap? Why do they want to take this difficult path? There is no child left in her heart whom they can accept as their husband. 

“Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me – even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons.”

You are like my daughter, now go back, go back on your way. I can’t be your shepherd; I’m old. I don’t have a husband; if I had, I could say I have hope; I have hope to have a son. 

“Would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD’s hand has turned against me!”

No, my children; This path will hurt you. Do not choose this sorrow, for I am grieved for both of you because the judgment of the Lord has turned against us. Will you wait for my unborn child until they are young? Will you remain husbandless for that purpose?

“At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-by, but Ruth clung to her.”

They shouted in unison and sat down to cry again, and Arpa hugged her mother-in-law Naomi. Along with her, Ruth was holding them in her arms.

“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”

Arpa and Ruth hugged each other, saying that our brother-in-law had gone to his ancestors, to his own people, to their gods.

“But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”

Ruth prays for mercy so that she does not have to leave Naomi and her family behind or leave them behind; because she thinks Naomi is their destination wherever she goes; and all the people of Bethlehem Judah are the people of Ruth, and her mother-in-law and the God of her husband are her Lord.

“Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 

Ruth added that where Naomi and the rest of the family would die, Ruth would die with them, and her body would be buried with the rest of the family there. May the Lord test his promise and grant him a harder life and more sorrow, yet death or anything else will not separate him from Naomi and the whole family.

“When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.”

When Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, realized that her daughter-in-law was determined to go with her after all this time, the mother of the deceased stopped trying to persuade Ruth and returned.

So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” 

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both left for Bethlehem. When Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem, all the towns were glad to see them, and the people wanted to know who Naomi was.

“Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.”

Naomi then told them not to call her Naomi, but to call her dead, because God was very angry with her.

“I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The LORD has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.”

Niomi said I went out with my husband in the hope of prosperity, so God has calmed me down. Husband and son have brought everything back to the country. So do not call on Naomi, for the Almighty has turned against Naomi. The Lord, he has made me suffer.

“So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.”

That’s why Naomi is back in the empty lap, and she’s accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth. He left Moab and returned to this country. When the two of them landed in Bethlehem, he was at the beginning of the barley harvest.

“Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.”

In the days of the rule of the judges, when there was a terrible famine in the country at that time, a man from Bethlehemjudah had moved to Moab with his wife and children.

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

Enjoy and share life with your family, the ones you love, all the meaningless days of life on earth that God will give you on earth – all those meaningless days under the sky are yours. It is the result of your hard work in the heart of the earth and under the sky.

And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.”

The man whose name was Elimelech, whose wife was Naomi, and who had two children named Mahlon and Kilion. All of them had gone from Bethlehem to Ephraim. When they arrived, they settled in the land of Moab.

“In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.”

Do not become like the unbelievers, do not associate with them. There is such a difference between injustice and iniquity. Or there can be no similarity between light and darkness.

“So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.”

There Naomi’s husband went to heaven leaving her two sons behind; and the Elimelech, he died.

“Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.”

They chose the women of Moab as their wives and married them in the same way. The names of their wives are Orpa of one and Ruth of the other. The men lived there with them for about ten years. 

“Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.”

And when it comes to women, their husbands have two sons. Along with Mahlon, Chileans died at that time, and the men left their children behind with wives.

“The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon.”

Elimalech then returned with his son’s widows so that Naomi could return from the land of Moab. He also heard how the Lord provided food for his disciples in the land of Moab. 

“It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.”

She had just returned from her husband’s death. Naomi left Moab and returned to the country with the bride of her two dead sons, and all the people came out of the land of Moab on their way to Judah.

“Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The LORD be with you!” “The LORD bless you!” they answered.”

Naomi was referring to both daughters-in-law. They go back to the birth mother. The mothers-in-law have treated their dead husbands as if they were their own mothers. The Lord will use them kindly in all judgments.

“Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the family guardian he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.”

The Lord has given each of the wives a place in their husband’s house and children to be happy. Then Niomi kissed the daughters-in-law, and the brides began to weep loudly with all their might.

“He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.”

Orpah and Ruth make a vow to Neomi, they will surely return to their homeland with her.

“Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz.”

Naomi questioned this promise. Why aren’t these foreign girls going back to their mother’s lap? Why do they want to take this difficult path? There is no child left in her heart whom they can accept as their husband. 

“May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord,” she said. “You have reassured me and have spoken kindly to your servant – though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”

You are like my daughter, now go back, go back on your way. I can’t be your shepherd, and I’m old. I don’t have a husband, and if I had, I could say I have hope; I have hope to have a son. 

“Through the offspring the LORD gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”

No, my children; This path will hurt you. Do not choose this sorrow, for I am grieved for both of you because the judgment of the Lord has turned against us. Will you wait for my unborn child until they are young? Will you remain husbandless for that purpose?

“She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”

They shouted in unison and sat down to cry again, and Arpa hugged her mother-in-law Naomi. Along with her, Ruth was holding them in her arms.

“Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.”

The Lord says do not lie down with our neighbor’s half and do not defile yourself with him.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

You will not pay attention to the wealth of the people around you. You shall not belittle your relatives, men, slaves, cattle, or property, or anything else. 

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Do not become like the unbelievers, do not associate with them. There is such a difference between injustice and iniquity. Or there can be no similarity between light and darkness.

“Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun – all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.”

Enjoy and share life with your family, the ones you love, all the meaningless days of life on earth that God will give you on earth – all those meaningless days under the sky are yours. It is the result of your hard work in the heart of the earth and under the sky.

“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”

Ruth added that where Naomi and the rest of the family would die, Ruth would die with them, and her body would be buried with the rest of the family there. May the Lord test his promise and grant him a harder life and more sorrow, yet death or anything else will not separate him from Naomi and the whole family.

“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.”

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife.”

“And the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one.”

“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

All the meaningless days of life on earth that God will give you on earth – all those meaningless days under the sky are yours. It is the result of your hard work in the heart of the earth and under the sky. She had just returned from her husband’s death. Naomi left Moab and returned to the country with the bride of her two dead sons, and all the people came out of the land of Moab on their way to Judah.

“So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”

“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

God created mankind in His own image, in His own image, in the mindfulness of the Lord, the Creator of fashion. He has created men and women at the same time. The Almighty has blessed our welfare to be strong and to grow gradually; To gain and subdue the full authority of the earth. Sent to rule over every creature that wanders under the sky.

“Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the family guardian he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.”

All those meaningless days under the sky are yours. It is the result of your hard work in the heart of the earth and under the sky. The Almighty has blessed our welfare to be strong and to grow gradually.

“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”

They go back to the birth mother. The mothers-in-law have treated their dead husbands as if they were their own mothers. The Lord will use them kindly in all judgments. It is the result of your hard work in the heart of the earth and under the sky.