Proverbs 5:18

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Proverbs 5:18


← Proverbs 5:17 Proverbs 5:18 (KJV) Proverbs 5:19 →
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Let thy fountainH4726 be blessedH1288: and rejoiceH8055 with the wifeH802 of thy youthH5271.


Original Hebrew

יְהִי־מְקֹורְךָ בָרוּךְ וּשְׂמַח מֵאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶךָ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
יְהִֽי
ye.hi- H1961 HVqj3ms may it be
מְקוֹרְ/ךָ֥
me.kor./Cha H4726 HNcmsc/Sp2ms spring/ your
בָר֑וּךְ
va.Rukh H1288 HVqsmsa blessed
וּ֝/שְׂמַ֗ח
u./se.Mach H8055 HC/Vqv2ms and/ rejoice
מֵ/אֵ֥שֶׁת
me./'E.shet H802 HR/Ncfsc from/ (the) wife of
נְעוּרֶֽ/ךָ
ne.'u.Re./kha H5271 HNcbsc/Sp2ms youth(s)/ your
Strong's References
  • H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
  • H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
  • H4726 — מָקוֹר (mâqôwr, maw-kore'): or מָקֹר (mâqôr); from קוּר (qûwr) H6979; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny); fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
  • H5271 — נָעוּר (nâʻûwr, naw-oor'): or נָעֻר (nâʻur); and (feminine) נְעֻרָה (nᵉʻurâh); properly, passive participle from נַעַר (naʻar) H5288 as denominative; (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people); childhood, youth.
  • H8055 — שָׂמַח (sâmach, saw-makh'): a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
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