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Proverbs 5:15-19
New King James Version
Proverbs 5:15-19
New King James Version
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
16 Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
[a]Streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let 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 [b]enraptured with her love.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:16 Channels
- Proverbs 5:19 Lit. intoxicated
Proverbs 5:15-19
American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:15-19
American Standard Version
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern,
And running waters out of thine own well.
16 [a]Should thy springs be dispersed abroad,
And streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be for thyself alone,
And not for strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed;
And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
19 As a loving hind and a pleasant doe,
Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;
And [b]be thou ravished always with her love.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:16 Or, Let
- Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew go astray.
Proverbs 5:15-19
New International Version
Proverbs 5:15-19
New International Version
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain(A) be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(B)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(C)—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
Proverbs 11:16
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:16
New King James Version
16 A gracious woman retains honor,
But ruthless men retain riches.
Proverbs 11:16
American Standard Version
Proverbs 11:16
American Standard Version
16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor;
And violent men obtain riches.
Proverbs 11:16
New International Version
Proverbs 11:16
New International Version
16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Proverbs 11:22
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:22
New King James Version
22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a lovely woman who lacks [a]discretion.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:22 taste
Proverbs 11:22
American Standard Version
Proverbs 11:22
American Standard Version
22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a fair woman that [a]is without discretion.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:22 Hebrew turneth aside from.
Proverbs 11:22
New International Version
Proverbs 11:22
New International Version
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
Proverbs 12:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 12:4
New King James Version
4 (A)An[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is (B)like rottenness in his bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:4 Lit. A wife of valor
Proverbs 12:4
American Standard Version
Proverbs 12:4
American Standard Version
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4
New International Version
Proverbs 12:4
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Proverbs 14:1
New King James Version
Proverbs 14:1
New King James Version
The Ways of Life and Death
14 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:1
American Standard Version
Proverbs 14:1
American Standard Version
14 Every wise woman buildeth her house;
But [a]the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:1 Hebrew folly.
Proverbs 14:1
New International Version
Proverbs 14:1
New International Version
14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
Proverbs 18:22
New King James Version
Proverbs 18:22
New King James Version
22 (A)He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:22
American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:22
American Standard Version
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
Proverbs 18:22
New International Version
Proverbs 18:22
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Proverbs 21:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:9
New King James Version
9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with (A)a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:9
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:9
American Standard Version
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in [a]a wide house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Or, a house in common. Hebrew a house of society.
Proverbs 21:9
New International Version
Proverbs 21:9
New International Version
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert
Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with [a]a contentious and fretful woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Or, a contentious woman and vexation
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:24
New King James Version
24 (A)It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24
American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:24
American Standard Version
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24
New International Version
Proverbs 25:24
New International Version
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
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