Devine Scripture

Proverbs 5:16

Proverbs chapter 5 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

Context

v.15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

v.16This passage

v.17Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 24:60

    And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.

  • Psalms 128:3

    Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.

  • Isaiah 48:21

    And 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.

  • Psalms 127:3

    Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

  • Judges 12:9

    And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

  • Deuteronomy 33:28

    And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.