The Praise of Virtue
R. Bernard. Ruth 2:11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been showed me… I. THAT VIRTUE SHALL NOT WANT TRUMPETERS TO SOUND OUT HER PRAISES TO THE FULL (Psalm 37:6). II. THAT WELL-DOING PROCURETH FAVOUR TO THE POOR, THOUGH STRANGERS, AT THE HANDS OF THE VIRTUOUS; for this was the cause of Boaz's love to Ruth, as here he acknowledgeth; and this is true godliness, to love others for their goodness. (R. Bernard.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. WEB: Boaz answered her, "It has fully been shown me, all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband; and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.