What Does “Recompense” Mean in the Bible?
A prize or a reward.
A detail
- In the Bible: Jesus said that those who fast in order to be seen “have received their reward.” And Boaz wished Ruth a full recompense from the Lord.
Where it appears in the Bible
Ruth 2:12; Matthew 6:16; Jeremiah 31:16
What the Bible says
Ruth 2:12
The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayest thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled.
Matthew 6:16
And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
Jeremiah 31:16
Thus saith the Lord: Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thy eyes from tears: for there is a reward for thy work, saith the Lord: and they shall return out of the land of the enemy.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “recompense”