14 She lay at his feet until the morning. She rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.
Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
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Commentary on Ruth 3 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 3
We found it very easy, in the former chapter, to applaud the decency of Ruth's behaviour, and to show what good use we may make of the account given us of it; but in this chapter we shall have much ado to vindicate it from the imputation of indecency, and to save it from having an ill use made of it; but the goodness of those times was such as saved what is recorded here from being ill done, and yet the badness of these times is such as that it will not justify any now in doing the like. Here is,
Rth 3:1-5
Here is,
Rth 3:6-13
Here is,
Rth 3:14-18
We are here told,