Ruth bowed down with her face touching the ground, and said to Boaz, "Why should you be so concerned about me? Why should you be so kind to a foreigner?"

Ruth answered, "You are very kind to me, sir. You have made me feel better by speaking gently to me, even though I am not the equal of one of your servants."

Reverence for the LORD is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors.

No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.

Let me bring some water for you to wash your feet; you can rest here beneath this tree.

Jesus knew that the Father had given him complete power; he knew that he had come from God and was going to God.

Then he poured some water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist.

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.