Proverbs 5:15
Drink water out of thine own cistern. And running water out of thine own well:
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
In Context
14I have well-nigh fallen into utter misery; In the midst of the congregation and the assembly.”
16So shall thy fountains overflow in the streets, In the wide streets, as streams of water;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:2but on account of the commonness of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →