Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
A nourisher, etc
For thy
Better
Bible References
A nourisher, etc
Genesis 45:11
There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.'
Genesis 47:12
And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Isaiah 46:4
even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
For thy
Ruth 1:16
But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
Better
1 Samuel 1:8
And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"
Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.