Proverbs 5:18

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May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your portion in life and in your hard work under the sun.
  • Song 4:12 : 12 A locked garden is my sister, my bride—an enclosed spring, a sealed fountain.
  • Song 4:15 : 15 You are a spring of gardens, a well of fresh water, flowing streams from Lebanon.
  • Mal 2:14-15 : 14 Yet you ask, 'Why?' Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. 15 Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

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    19A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.

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  • Prov 5:15-17
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    15Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

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  • Eccl 9:8-9
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    8Let your clothes always be white, and do not let oil be lacking on your head.

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  • Prov 4:6
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    6Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

  • Isa 62:5
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  • Ps 128:3
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  • Song 4:15
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    22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

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    1I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spices. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; be intoxicated with love.

  • Mal 2:14-15
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  • Prov 19:14
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