Proverbs 5:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”
Proverbs 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.”
Proverbs 5:15 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well. ”
Proverbs 5:15 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.”
Proverbs 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. ”
Proverbs 5:15 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.”
Proverbs 5:15 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:15 in Context — Proverbs 5
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
What Does Proverbs 5:15 Mean?
Proverbs 5:15 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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