Proverbs 5:15
Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
In Context
14I was almost brought into all euil in ye mids of the Congregation and assemblie.
16Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:2Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne 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 →