Proverbs 5:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.
  • Song 4:12 : 12 A garden shut up `is' my sister-spouse, A spring shut up -- a fountain sealed.
  • Song 4:15 : 15 A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!
  • Mal 2:14-15 : 14 And ye have said, `Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife. 15 And He did not make one `only', And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what `is' the one `alone'! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

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  • Prov 5:19-20
    2 verses
    88%

    19A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

    20And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

  • Prov 5:15-17
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    81%

    15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.

    16Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.

    17Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

  • Eccl 9:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

    9See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

  • Prov 4:6
    75%

    6Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

  • Isa 62:5
    74%

    5For a young man doth marry a virgin, Thy Builders do marry thee, With the joy of a bridegroom over a bride, Rejoice over thee doth thy God.

  • Ps 128:3
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    3Thy wife `is' as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.

  • Song 4:12
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    12A garden shut up `is' my sister-spouse, A spring shut up -- a fountain sealed.

  • Song 4:15
    74%

    15A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!

  • Eccl 11:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.

    10And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age `are' vanity!

  • Prov 6:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

    25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

  • Prov 18:22
    73%

    22`Whoso' hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

  • Prov 7:18
    73%

    18Come, we are filled `with' loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

  • Song 5:1
    72%

    1I have come in to my garden, my sister-spouse, I have plucked my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my comb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, drink, Yea, drink abundantly, O beloved ones!

  • Mal 2:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14And ye have said, `Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.

    15And He did not make one `only', And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what `is' the one `alone'! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

  • Prov 2:17
    72%

    17Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

  • Prov 5:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

    9Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

  • Prov 7:5
    72%

    5To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

  • Prov 3:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Her ways `are' ways of pleasantness, And all her paths `are' peace.

    18A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.

  • Prov 19:14
    72%

    14House and wealth `are' the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah `is' an understanding wife.

  • Song 4:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

    10How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

  • Prov 7:25
    71%

    25Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

  • Prov 4:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.

    9She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    71%

    2and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

  • Song 8:14
    71%

    14Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!

  • Prov 23:25
    70%

    25Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

  • Eph 5:28
    70%

    28so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife -- himself he doth love;

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30`A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common;

  • Song 3:5
    70%

    5I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!

  • Job 31:10
    70%

    10Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

  • Jer 29:6
    70%

    6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few;

  • Song 4:5
    70%

    5Thy two breasts `are' as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

  • Song 6:9
    70%

    9One is my dove, my perfect one, One she `is' of her mother, The choice one she `is' of her that bare her, Daughters saw, and pronounce her happy, Queens and concubines, and they praise her.

  • Song 1:2
    70%

    2Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better `are' thy loves than wine.

  • Song 7:6
    70%

    6How fair and how pleasant hast thou been, O love, in delights.

  • Prov 5:2
    70%

    2To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

  • Ps 19:5
    70%

    5And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.

  • Gen 2:24
    70%

    24therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

  • Matt 19:5
    70%

    5and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?

  • Song 2:7
    69%

    7I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!