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Proverbs 5:18

What does Proverbs 5:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 5:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

Context

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

v.18This passage

v.19Asa loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

Cross references

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

  • Song of Solomon 4:15

    Thou arta fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:9

    Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.

  • Malachi 2:14

    Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

  • Song of Solomon 4:12

    A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

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