Proverbs 5:17
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
Proverbs 5:17 in other translations
| BSB | Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. |
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| WEB | Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you. |
| ASV | Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee. |
| YLT | Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee. |
| DARBY | Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. |
| BBE | Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you. |
| Webster | Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers with thee. |
What does Proverbs 5:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:15-20
15-20. By figures, in which well, cistern, and fountain [Pr 5:15, 18] represent the wife, and rivers of waters [Pr 5:16] the children, men are exhorted to constancy and satisfaction in lawful conjugal enjoyments. In Pr 5:16, fountains (in the plural) rather denote the produce or waters of a spring, literally, "what is from a spring," and corresponds with "rivers of waters."
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 5:15-23
Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish…
Proverbs 5:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Proverbs 5:16
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
- Proverbs 5:17
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
- Proverbs 5:18
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Proverbs 5:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sean para ti solo, y no para los extraños contigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qu’elles soient à toi seul, et non à des étrangers avec toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dir allein sollen sie gehören, und nicht Fremden mit dir. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Habeto eas solus, nec sint alieni participes tui. |