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


In Context

14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly.|

15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

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

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

19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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