Proverbs 5
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Proverbs 5:15-20

15DrinkH8354 watersH4325 out of thine own cisternH953, and running watersH5140 out ofH8432 thine own wellH875. 16Let thy fountainsH4599 be dispersedH6327 abroadH2351, and riversH6388 of watersH4325 in the streetsH7339. 17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’H2114 with thee. 18Let thy fountainH4726 be blessedH1288: and rejoiceH8055 with the wifeH802 of thy youthH5271. 19Let her be as the lovingH158 hindH365 and pleasantH2580 roeH3280; let her breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 thee at all timesH6256; and be thou ravishedH7686 alwaysH8548 with her loveH160.12 20And why wilt thou, my sonH1121, be ravishedH7686 with a strange womanH2114, and embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a strangerH5237?

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 5:19 satisfy…: Heb. water thee. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 5:19 be thou…: Heb. err thou always in her love. ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

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