Proverbs 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.”

Proverbs 5:18 — World English Bible

Proverbs 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.”

Proverbs 5:18 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,”

Proverbs 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.”

Proverbs 5:18 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.”

Proverbs 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 5:18 in Context — Proverbs 5

16 Derramar-se-iam por fora tuas fontes, [e] pelas ruas os ribeiros de águas?

17 Sejam somente para ti, e não para os estranhos contigo.

18 Seja bendito o teu manancial, e alegra-te com a mulher de tua juventude.

19 [Seja ela] uma cerva amorosa e gazela graciosa; que os seios dela te fartem em todo tempo; e anda pelo caminho do amor dela continuamente.

20 E por que tu, filho meu, andarias perdido pela estranha, e abraçarias o peito da [mulher] alheia?

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What Does Proverbs 5:18 Mean?

Proverbs 5:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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