Proverbs 5:17
Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
In Context
16Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
18Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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 →