"Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, {and} rivers of waters in the streets." — Proverbs 5:16

Proverbs 5:16 · KJV

“Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, {and} rivers of waters in the streets.”

— Proverbs 5:16

Verse 15

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Verse 17

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Proverbs 5 — Context

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, {and} rivers of waters in the streets.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Cross References

Psalms 128:3

Thy wife {shall be} as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Psalms 127:3

Lo, children {are} an heritage of the LORD: {and} the fruit of the womb {is his} reward.

Psalms 68:26

Bless ye God in the congregations, {even} the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. {from...: or, ye that are of the fountain of Israel}

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou {art} our sister, be thou {the mother} of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Judges 12:9

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, {whom} he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob {shall be} upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Isaiah 48:21

And they thirsted not {when} he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.