Proverbs 5:16
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
- KJV
- Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
- WEB
- Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
- ASV
- Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
- DARBY
- Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
- BLB
- Should your fountains be dispersed outside, channels of water in broad places?
- ÅB
- Skulle vel dine kilder strømme ut på gaten, dine bekker på torvene?
- OTB
- Skal dine kilder flyte ut i gatene, dine vannstrømmer på de offentlige plassene?
- B1930
- Skulde vel dine kilder strømme ut på gaten, dine bekker på torvene?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 128:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Read in contextPsalms 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:28
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Read in contextGenesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextJudges 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Read in contextPsalms 68:26
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
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