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Proverbs 5:17-19
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 5:17-19
New American Standard Bible
17 Let them be yours alone,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your (A)fountain be blessed,
And (B)rejoice in the (C)wife of your youth.
19 Like a loving (D)doe and a graceful mountain goat,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be [a]exhilarated always with her love.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated
Proverbs 5:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 5:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 5:17-19
English Standard Version
Proverbs 5:17-19
English Standard Version
17 (A)Let them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
18 Let 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20
Proverbs 5:17-19
King James Version
Proverbs 5:17-19
King James Version
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
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