Proverbs 5:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Let them be yours alone,
    never to be shared with strangers.
¹⁸May your fountain^(A) be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.^(B)
¹⁹A loving doe, a graceful deer^(C)—
    may her breasts satisfy you always,
    may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

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Proverbs 5:17-19

New King James Version

¹⁷Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
¹⁸Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with ^(A)the wife of your youth.
¹⁹^(B)As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be ^[a]enraptured with her love.

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Proverbs 5:19 Lit. intoxicated

Proverbs 5:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷^(A)Let them be for yourself alone,
    and not for strangers with you.
¹⁸Let your ^(B)fountain be blessed,
    and ^(C)rejoice in ^(D)the wife of your youth,
¹⁹    a lovely ^(E)deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts ^(F)fill you at all times with delight;
    be intoxicated^[a] always in her love.

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Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20

Proverbs 5:17-19

New International Reader's Version

¹⁷No! Let them belong to you alone.
    Never share them with strangers.
¹⁸May your fountain be blessed.
    May the wife you married when you were young make you happy.
¹⁹She is like a loving doe, a graceful deer.
    May her breasts always satisfy you.
    May you always be captured by her love.