King James Version
Proverbs 5:15 in the King James Version says “Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”
Proverbs 5:15 · KJV
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“out of thine own cistern”
H953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
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