Proverbs 5:15

Drink mayim out of thine own bor (cistern), 1 and running waters out of thine own well. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

In Context

14I was at the brink of all rah (evil, ruin) 1 in the midst of the kahal (congregation) and edah (assembly). 1

16Should thy fountains be dispersed abroad, 1 and channels of mayim in the rekhovot (town squares)? 1

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:2But, because of the acts of zenut, let each Ben Adam have his own Isha, and let each Isha have her own Ba'al (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 →

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