Proverbs 5:19

Let her be as the louyng Hinde and pleasaunt Roe: let her breastes alway satisfie thee, and holde thee euer content with her loue.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

In Context

18Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth.

20Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:15Drinke of the water of thyne owne well, and of the riuers that runne out of thyne owne spring.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:16-23

Conjugal Fidelity Enjoined. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 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. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange… Read the whole commentary →

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