3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
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Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Here, 1. Boaz calls a court immediately. It is probable he was himself one of the elders (or aldermen) of the city; for he was a mighty man of wealth. Perhaps he was father of the city, and sat chief; for he seems here to have gone up to the gate as one having authority, and not as a common person; like Job, Job 29:7-25 We cannot suppose him less than a magistrate in his city who was grandson to N…
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