Ruth 3:9
"And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman."
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- Ezekiel 16:8
"Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine."
Read in chapter → - Ruth 2:20
"And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen."
Read in chapter → - Ruth 3:12
"And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I."
Read in chapter → - Ruth 2:10
"Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?"
Read in chapter → - Luke 14:11
"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:41
"And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."
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