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Proverbs 5:16
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Should your springs flow in the streets,streams in the public squares?
Should your springs overflow in the streets, Streams of water in the public squares?
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
Don't pour your water in the streets; don't give your love to just any woman.
Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?
Should your springs (children) be dispersed, As streams of water in the streets?
Should your springs overflow into the street, Streams of water in the public squares?
Should your springs overflow in the streets, Streams of water in the public squares?
Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.
Should your springs be dispersed abroad,Streams of water in the streets?
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
And don't be like a stream from which just any woman may take a drink.
Let what your springs produce be dispersed outside, streams of water flowing in the streets;
Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
and don't let your water flow out into the streets.
Let your water overflow into your streets, let it be disbursed abroad.
Children that you have by other women will do you no good.
Shall your springs be scattered outward? In the streets, shall there be streams of water?
Should your overflowing springs be scattered outside, like rivers of waters in the streets?
Let yi welles flowe out a brode, that there maye be ryuers of water in the stretes.
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.
Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
Let thy fountaines bee dispersed abroad, and riuers of waters in the streets.
Let thy welles flowe out abrode, that there may be riuers of waters in the streates:
Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets?
Thi wellis be stremed forth; and departe thi watris in stretis.
Should your springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.
Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
Should the waters from your well flow away, rivers of water in the streets?
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
Let not thy fountains, flow over, abroad, in the streets, dividings of waters:
Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.
Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thy: Deuteronomy 33:28, Psalms 68:26, Isaiah 48:21
dispersed: Genesis 24:60, Judges 12:9, Psalms 127:3, Psalms 128:3
Reciprocal: Numbers 24:7 - pour 1 Kings 2:9 - hold him Isaiah 48:1 - come
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad,.... Or "shall abound", as the Targum; that is, streams of water from fountains; which Aben Ezra interprets of a multitude of children, namely, that are lawfully begotten: the "fountains" are the man and his wife in lawful marriage; the streams are their offspring lawfully procreated by them; which may be said to be "dispersed abroad", when being grown up they are disposed of in marriage in other families, and so become fountains to others, and public blessings;
[and] rivers of waters in the streets; meaning a numerous posterity as before; and such as a man is not ashamed publicly to own, whereas he is ashamed of such as are unlawfully begotten; but these are to his honour in the streets, and for public good; and particularly to those to whom they are given in marriage; see Isaiah 48:1. Jarchi interprets this of multiplying disciples, and of teaching them the law publicly, and of getting a name thereby; but it might be interpreted much better of spreading the doctrines of the Gospel, and of the public ministry and profession of that, for the good of others.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wedded love streams forth in blessing on all around, on children and on neighbors and ill the streets, precisely because the wife’s true love is given to the husband only.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 5:16. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad — Let thy children lawfully begotten be numerous.
