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
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Bible References
A nourisher, etc
Genesis 45:11
And I will provide for you there, because [there are] still five years of famine--lest you and your household and all that you have become destitute.'
Genesis 47:12
And Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all the household of his father with food, according to the number of their children.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Isaiah 46:4
Even to [your] old age I [am] he; even to [your] advanced age I myself will support [you]. I myself have made [you], and I myself will carry [you], and I myself will support [you], and I will save [you].
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 [will be] my people and your God [will be] my God.
Better
1 Samuel 1:8
So Elkanah her husband would say to her: "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat? And {why are you heartsick}? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
Proverbs 18:24
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.