Proverbs 5:17
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
Let them be onely thine owne, and not strangers with thee.
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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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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.
Selected passage18Let 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.