Proverbs 5:18
And thy fountain shall be blessed, Yea, thou shalt have joy in the wife of thy youth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
In Context
17They shall belong to thee alone, And not to strangers with thee;
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed;
Malachi 2:14Yet ye say, “Wherefore?” It is because Jehovah has been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, Against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully, Although she was thy companion and thy covenanted wife.
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 →