11 So now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you say, for all [a]my people in the city know that you are (A)a woman of excellence.

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  1. Ruth 3:11 Lit the gate of my people know

11 And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.(A)

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An [a](A)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like (B)rottenness in his bones.

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  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous

A wife of noble character(A) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(B)

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14 House and wealth are an (A)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(A)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)

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