Proverbs 5:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 5:17

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Berean Standard Bible

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

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KJV

King James Version

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

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WEB

World English Bible

Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 5

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:

¹⁹ A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

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