Cross references

Ruth 3:7

After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

Ruth 3:7 BSB

Ruth 3:7 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Judges 19:6 (7 votes) and Esther 1:10 (6 votes). 2 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 43 to Ephesians 5.

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Which verses does Ruth 3:7 point to?

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  1. So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”

  2. On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

  3. When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”

  4. Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”

  5. wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

  6. Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

  7. So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

  8. Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

  9. A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

  10. When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

Which verses point to Ruth 3:7?

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