Proverbs 5:18

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–23

Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of sin, are justly left of God to themselves, to go on in the way to destruction.

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