Proverbs 5:17

Have thou alone them; and aliens be not thy partners. (Have thou them alone; and let not strangers be thy partners.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

In Context

16Thy wells be streamed forth; and part thy waters in streets. (Let thy well floweth forth; and let thy water be parted in the streets.)

18Thy vein be blessed (or Let thy fountain be blessed); and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age.

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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 →

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