Proverbs 5:15–20
15¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
15¶ Drinke waters out of thine owne cisterne, and running waters out of thine owne well.
16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
16Let thy fountaines bee dispersed abroad, and riuers of waters in the streets.
17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
17Let them be onely thine owne, and not strangers with thee.
18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
18Let thy fountaine be blessed: and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.
19Let 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.
19††Let her bee as the louing Hinde and pleasant Roe, let her breasts satisfie thee at all times, and be thou rauisht alwayes with her loue.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. water thee.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. erre thou alwayes in her loue.
20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
20And why wilt thou, my sonne, be rauisht with a strange woman, and imbrace the bosome of a stranger?
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Proverbs 5:15Cross-references · 3 ranked passages
- 1 Corinthians 7:2–5Rank 1
2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
2Neuerthelesse, to auoid fornication, let euery man haue his owne wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
3Let the husband render vnto the wife due beneuolence: and likewise also the wife vnto the husband.
4The wife hath not power of her owne body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his owne body, but the wife.
5Defraud you not one the other, except it bee with consent for a time, that yee may giue your selues to fasting and prayer, and come together againe, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinencie.
- Hebrews 13:4Rank 2
- Proverbs 5:18–19Rank 3
18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19Let 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.
18Let thy fountaine be blessed: and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.
19††Let her bee as the louing Hinde and pleasant Roe, let her breasts satisfie thee at all times, and be thou rauisht alwayes with her loue.
Proverbs 5:16Cross-references · 7 ranked passages
- Psalms 128:3Rank 1
- Psalms 127:3Rank 2
- Deuteronomy 33:28Rank 3
- Genesis 24:60Rank 4
60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
60And they blessed Rebekah, and said vnto her, Thou art our sister, bee thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possesse the gate of those which hate them.
- Isaiah 48:21Rank 5
21And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
21*And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rocke for them: he claue the rocke also, and the waters gushed out.
- Judges 12:9Rank 6
9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
9And hee had thirtie sonnes, and thirtie daughters, whome hee sent abroad, and tooke in thirtie daughters from abroad for his sonnes. And hee iudged Israel seuen yeeres.
- Psalms 68:26Rank 7
Proverbs 5:17Cross-references · 0 ranked passages
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Proverbs 5:18Cross-references · 4 ranked passages
- Ecclesiastes 9:9Rank 1
9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
9†*Liue ioyfully with the wife, whom thou louest, all the dayes of the life of thy vanitie, which he hath giuen thee vnder the Sunne, all the dayes of thy vanitie: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest vnder the Sunne.
- Malachi 2:14–15Rank 2
14¶ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
14¶ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath bene witnes betweene thee and the wife of thy youth, against whome thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy couenant.
15‖†‖And did not he make one? yet had he the residue of the spirit: and wherefore one? that hee might seeke a godly seed: therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deale treacherously against the wife of his youth.
- Song of Solomon 4:15Rank 3
- Song of Solomon 4:12Rank 4
Proverbs 5:19Cross-references · 7 ranked passages
- Song of Solomon 7:3Rank 1
- Song of Solomon 2:9Rank 2
9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
9†My beloued is like a Roe, or a yong Hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh foorth at the windowe, †shewing himselfe through the lattesse.
- Song of Solomon 4:5Rank 3
- Song of Solomon 8:14Rank 4
- Proverbs 5:15Rank 5
- Song of Solomon 2:17Rank 6
- 2 Samuel 12:4Rank 7
4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
4And there came a traueller vnto the rich man, and he spared to take of his owne flocke, and of his owne herd, to dresse for the wayfaring man that was come vnto him, but tooke the poore mans lambe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Proverbs 5:20Cross-references · 7 ranked passages
- Proverbs 6:24Rank 1
- Proverbs 7:5Rank 2
- 1 Kings 11:1Rank 3
1BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
1¶ But King Solomon loued *many strange women, ( ‖together with y e daughter of Pharaoh) women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians & Hittites:
- Proverbs 22:14Rank 4
- Proverbs 23:27–28Rank 5
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
27*For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28*‖She also lyeth in wait as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours among men.
- Proverbs 23:33Rank 6
- Proverbs 2:16–19Rank 7
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
16To deliuer thee from the strange woman, * euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her words:
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
18For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:
19None that goe vnto her, returne againe, neither take they hold of the pathes of life.
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Proverbs 5:15
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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A reservoir, pit, or receptacle made to collect and hold water.
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That which runs or flows; the act of running or passing with speed; the discharge of an ulcer or other sore.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Proverbs 5:16
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of disperse, meaning to scatter, spread, distribute, or send persons or things apart among different places, peoples, or hearers.
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Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Proverbs 5:17
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Proverbs 5:18
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.
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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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Sense 1: The period of life following childhood and preceding mature age. Sense 2: A young person or young people.
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Proverbs 5:19
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.
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A female deer or deer-like wild animal.
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Pleasing, agreeable, desirable, or delightful.
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A small, swift deerlike animal.
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Plural form of breast (the front part of the body between the neck and the belly).
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To gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Carried away or overcome by love or delight; in contexts of violence, sexually violated by force.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
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Proverbs 5:20
Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Carried away or overcome by love or delight; in contexts of violence, sexually violated by force.
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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
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To clasp in the arms; to receive, accept, or welcome readily.
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5:15¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
5:15¶ Drinke waters out of thine owne cisterne, and running waters out of thine owne well.
Selected passage5:16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
5:16Let thy fountaines bee dispersed abroad, and riuers of waters in the streets.
Selected passage5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
5:17Let them be onely thine owne, and not strangers with thee.
Selected passage5:18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:18Let thy fountaine be blessed: and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.
Selected passage5:19Let 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.
5:19††Let her bee as the louing Hinde and pleasant Roe, let her breasts satisfie thee at all times, and be thou rauisht alwayes with her loue.
Selected passage5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
5:20And why wilt thou, my sonne, be rauisht with a strange woman, and imbrace the bosome of a stranger?
Selected passage5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
5:21*For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.