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Proverbs 5:15-23 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verses 15–23 · King James Version
15Drink 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. 17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee. 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. 20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.Proverbs 5:15-23 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:15-23 in context
13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15Drink 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.
17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
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.
20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- iniquitiesʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- fountainsmaʻyâna fountain , figuratively, a sourceH4599 →
- dispersedpûwtsto dash in pieces, literally or figurativelyH6327 →
- ponderethpâlaçproperly, to roll flatH6424 →
- greatnessrôbabundanceH7230 →
- fountainmâqôwrproperly, something dugH4726 →
- pleasantchêngraciousnessH2580 →
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