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Proverbs 5:15

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¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:2–5Rank 1 from verse 15
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    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.

  2. Hebrews 13:4Rank 2 from verse 15
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    4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  3. Proverbs 5:18–19Rank 3 from verse 15
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    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.

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Proverbs 5:15

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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cistern

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A reservoir, pit, or receptacle made to collect and hold water.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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running

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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5:15¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

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5:16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

5:18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

5:19Let 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.

5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

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