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Proverbs 5:16–19

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Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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.
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From verse 16

  1. Psalms 128:3Rank 1 from verse 16
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    3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  2. Psalms 127:3Rank 2 from verse 16
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    3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

  3. Deuteronomy 33:28Rank 3 from verse 16
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    28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

  4. Genesis 24:60Rank 4 from verse 16
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    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.

  5. Isaiah 48:21Rank 5 from verse 16
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    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.

From verse 18

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:9Rank 1 from verse 18
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    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.

  2. Malachi 2:14–15Rank 2 from verse 18
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    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.

  3. Song of Solomon 4:15Rank 3 from verse 18
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    15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

  4. Song of Solomon 4:12Rank 4 from verse 18
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    12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

From verse 19

  1. Song of Solomon 7:3Rank 1 from verse 19
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    3Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

  2. Song of Solomon 2:9Rank 2 from verse 19
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    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.

  3. Song of Solomon 4:5Rank 3 from verse 19
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    5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

  4. Song of Solomon 8:14Rank 4 from verse 19
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    14¶ Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

  5. Proverbs 5:15Rank 5 from verse 19
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    15¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 5:16

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dispersed

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

abroad

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Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 5:17

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 5:18

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

youth

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Sense 1: The period of life following childhood and preceding mature age. Sense 2: A young person or young people.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 5:19

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

loving

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

breasts

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Plural form of breast (the front part of the body between the neck and the belly).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

satisfy

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To gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired.

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

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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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

COMBINED MEANING

ravished

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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

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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

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

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

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

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

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