Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 5:16
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Berean Standard Bible
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
King James Version
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.
World English Bible
Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
American Standard Version
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 5
14 I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
16 Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
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