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Proverbs 5:16 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Proverbs 5:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 5 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.”
Proverbs 5:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 5:16
Let your fountains be dispersed, and rivers of waters in the streets. This likely ironic statement questions whether sexual capacity should be shared promiscuously. The rhetorical answer (v.17) is no - intimacy should be reserved for marriage. The Hebrew 'palash' (dispersed/spread) describes indiscriminate scattering. Sexual energy is precious resource not to be wasted but carefully directed.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 5:16
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“in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants”
“children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“and the waters gushed out.”
“and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.”
“Bless ye God in the congregations”
“In a land of grain and new wine. Yes”
“and said to her”