Proverbs 5:19

Proverbs 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
• New International Version (NIV)A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love.

Context of Proverbs 5:19

17[Confine yourself to your own wife.] Let your children be yours alone, And not the children of strangers with you. 18Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], And rejoice in the wife of your youth. Let her be as a loving hind and graceful doe, Let her breasts refresh and satisfy you at all times; Always be exhilarated and delight in her love. 20Why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an immoral woman And embrace the bosom of an outsider (pagan)? 21For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

Proverbs 5:19 word by word

אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־חֵ֥ן דַּ֭דֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ בְכָל־עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the lovingאַ֫הַב'ahab · loverH158
• hindאַיֶּלֶת'ayĕlĕth · doeH365
• and pleasantחֵןchên · favorH2580
• roeיַעֲלָהya‛ălâh · mountain-goatH3280
• let her breastsדַּדdad · breastH1717
• satisfyרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• thee at all timesעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• and be thou ravishedשָׁגָהshâgâh · to wanderH7686
• alwaysתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• with her loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:19

• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern [of a pure marriage relationship] And fresh running water from your own well.
• Proverbs 12:4A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The loving hind and pleasant roe - By אילת aiyeleth, the deer; by יעלה yaalah, the ibex or mountain goat, may be meant. Let her breasts satisfy thee - As the infant is satisfied with the breasts of its mother; so shouldst thou be with the wife of thy youth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Better, “A loving hind (is she) and pleasant roe.” As in the whole circle of Arab and Persian poetry the antelope and the gazelle are the chosen images of beauty, so they served with equal fitness for the masculine and feminine types of it. (Compare the names Tabitha and Dorcas Acts 9:36.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19fawn: Compare with Song of Solomon 4:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2015-20. By figures, in which well, cistern, and fountain [Pr 5:15, 18] represent the wife, and rivers of waters [Pr 5:16] the children, men are exhorted to constancy and satisfaction in lawful conjugal enjoyments. In Pr 5:16, fountains (in the plural) rather denote the produce or waters of a spring, literally, "what is from a spring," and corresponds with "rivers of waters."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:19

• Adultery
• Chastity
• Deer
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Husband
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Hind
• Mouth
• Roe
• Deer
• Education
• Goat
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Purity

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings