Proverbs 5:15
“¶ Drinke waters out of thine owne cisterne, and running waters out of thine owne well.”
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Proverbs 5:15 Context
13And haue not obeyed the voyce of my teachers, nor inclined mine eare to them that instructed me? 14I was almost in all euill, in the midst of the congregation & assembly. 15¶ Drinke waters out of thine owne cisterne, and running waters out of thine owne well. 16Let thy fountaines bee dispersed abroad, and riuers of waters in the streets. 17Let them be onely thine owne, and not strangers with thee.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 5:15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
- King James Version
Drink water from your own cistern And fresh water from your own well.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
- Basic English Bible
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
- Darby Bible
Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
- Webster's Bible
Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
- World English Bible
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 5:15
5:15 Drink - Content thyself with those delights which God alloweth thee in the sober use of the marriage - bed.