17Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.


In Context

14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."

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 be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

19 A loving doe, a graceful deer- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Proverbs 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Keep them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be partakers with thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers with thee.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.