Proverbs 5:17

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Proverbs 5:17

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

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＋ Add previous verseProverbs 5:16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.＋ Add next verseProverbs 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 5:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Let

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To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

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Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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