Thou hast shewed more kindness ... - Literally, “You have made your last kindness better than the first.” Her last kindness was her…

Blessed be thou of the Lord. — This answer of Boaz's is in itself a sufficient proof of the view he took of her conduct, …

And he said, blessed be you of the Lord, my daughter
Instead of calling her an immodest woman for laying herself dow…

What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. As a judge of Israel, Boaz would inform Ruth what s…