"Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth." — Proverbs 5:18

Proverbs 5:18 · KJV

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

— Proverbs 5:18

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

{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. {satisfy...: Heb. water thee} {be thou...: Heb. err thou always in her love}

Proverbs 5 — Context

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.

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that {is} thy portion in {this} life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. {Live...: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life}

Malachi 2:14-15

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet {is} she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Song of Solomon 4:15

A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:12

A garden inclosed {is} my sister, {my} spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. {inclosed: Heb. barred} {shut up: Heb. barred}