11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
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Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. …
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-13)Here is, I. Boaz’s good management of his common affairs. It is probable, according to the common usage, 1. When his servants winnowed, he was with them, and had his eye upon them, to prevent, not their stealing any of his corn (he had no reason to fear that), but their waste of it through carelessness in the winnowing of it. Masters may sustain great losses by servants that are heedless, though t…
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