Proverbs 5:16
Should thy fountains be dispersed abroad, 1 and channels of mayim in the rekhovot (town squares)? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
In Context
15Drink mayim out of thine own bor (cistern), 1 and running waters out of thine own well. 1
17Let them be only thine own, 1 and never zarim (strangers) with thee. 1
Cross References
Genesis 24:60And they said a brocha over Rivkah, and said unto her, Thou art achoteinu, may thou be increased to thousands upon thousands and may thy zera possess the sha'ar of those which hate them.
Judges 12:9And he had shloshim banim, and shloshim banot, whom he gave away in marriage outside [his eleph], and took in sloshim banot from outside for his banim. And he judged Yisroel shevat shanim.
Psalms 127:3Hinei, banim are nachalat Hashem; 1 and the p'ri habeten is a zachar (reward). 1
Isaiah 48:21And they thirsted not 1 when He led them through the deserts; 1 He caused the mayim to flow out of the Tzur for them; 1 He split the Tzur, 1 and the mayim gushed out. 1
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 →