Proverbs 5:14-22 in English

¹⁴ I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

¹⁶ Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

¹⁷ Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.

²⁰ For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

¹⁴ I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.

¹⁶ Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

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.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

¹⁴ I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of your own vessels, and out of your own springing wells.

¹⁶ Let not waters out of your fountain be spilt by you, but let your waters go into your streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only your own, and let no stranger partake with you.

¹⁸ Let your fountain of water be truly your own; and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

¹⁴ I was well nigh 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 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets?

¹⁷ Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

²⁰ For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

¹⁴ Now I am almost ruined, and I will be disgraced in public gatherings.”

¹⁵ Like a man is refreshed by drinking water from his own well MET, enjoy having sex EUP only with your own wife.

¹⁶ Like you would not waste good water by pouring it into the street, you should not have sex with other women. MET, EUP

¹⁷ Enjoy having sex only with your wife; do not have sex with other women.

¹⁸ Let your wife be a source of great pleasure to you. ◄Be happy/ Enjoy sex► with the woman whom you married when you were both young.

¹⁹ She is as pretty and graceful as a young female deer. Allow her breasts to always satisfy you. Allow her lovemaking to excite you.

²⁰ My son, do not be RHQ captivated/charmed by an immoral woman! Do not fondle the breasts of another man's wife!

²¹ I say that because Yahweh sees clearly everything that we do; he knows where we are going on the roads that we walk on.

²² Evil men's sinful desires hold them fast; their sins are like ropes that bind them.

¹⁴ I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of your own vessels, and out of your own springing wells.

¹⁶ Let not waters out of your fountain be spilt by you, but let your waters go into your streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only your own, and let no stranger partake with you.

¹⁸ Let your fountain of water be truly your own; and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

¹⁵ Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

¹⁶ Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

¹⁸ Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

¹⁹ As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

²⁰ Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

²¹ For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

²² The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

¹⁴ I was well nigh 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 Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.

¹⁷ Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.

²⁰ And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

¹⁴ I have almost been in all evil, in the midst of the church and of the congregation.

¹⁵ Drink water out of thy own cistern, and the streams of thy own well:

¹⁶ Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.

¹⁷ Keep them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be partakers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:

¹⁹ Let her be thy dearest hind, and most agreeable fawn: let her breasts inebriate thee at all times; he thou delighted continually with her love.

²⁰ Why art thou seduced, my son, by a strange woman, and art cherished in the bosom of another?

²¹ The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.

²² His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.

¹⁴ Now I'm on the verge of being completely disgraced before everyone in the community.”

¹⁵ Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

¹⁶ Why should your springs be spilled outside, your streams of water poured out in the streets?

¹⁷ Keep them for yourselves alone. They're not for you to share with strangers.

¹⁸ May your spring of water be blessed, and may you enjoy the wife you married when you were young.

¹⁹ May she be to you a loving deer, a graceful doe. May her breasts always be intoxicating to you; may you be drunk on her love forever.

²⁰ Why, my son, become intoxicated with an immoral woman? Why embrace the breasts of a woman who acts like a prostitute?

²¹ For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.

²² The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.

¹⁴ I was almost brought into all euil in ye mids of the Congregation and assemblie.

¹⁵ Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.

¹⁶ Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.

¹⁷ But let them bee thine, euen thine onely, and not the strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually.

²⁰ For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?

²¹ For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

²² His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.

¹⁴ I was well nigh 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 springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.

²⁰ Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

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.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed: And rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravisht always with her love.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravisht with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

¹⁴ But little more was wanting, and I had been in all kinds of unhappiness in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink water out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.

¹⁶ So will thy springs overflow abroad; and in the open streets will be thy rivulets of water;

¹⁷ They will be thy own only, and not those of strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Thy fountain will be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth,—

¹⁹ The lovely gazelle and the graceful chamois: let her bosom satisfy thee abundantly at all times; with her love be thou ravished continually.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of an alien woman?

²¹ For before the eyes of the Lord are the ways of man, and all his tracks doth he weigh in the balance.

²² His own iniquities will truly catch the wicked, and with the cords of his sin will he be held firmly.

¹⁴ I was almost in all evil In the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of thine own vessels, And out of thine own springing wells.

¹⁶ Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, But let thy waters go into thy streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only thine own, And let no stranger partake with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; And rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, And let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; For ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, Neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, And he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, And every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

¹⁴ I have well-nigh fallen into utter misery; In the midst of the congregation and the assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of thine own cistern. And running water out of thine own well:

¹⁶ So shall thy fountains overflow in the streets, In the wide streets, as streams of water;

¹⁷ They shall belong to thee alone, And not to strangers with thee;

¹⁸ And thy fountain shall be blessed, Yea, thou shalt have joy in the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ A lovely hind, a graceful doe, Her breasts shall satisfy thee at all times, And thou shalt be always ravished with her love.

²⁰ Why, then, my son, wilt thou be ravished with a wanton, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And he weigheth well all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked; Yea, he shall be held fast by the cords of his own sins.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ An ahab ·affectionately loving· doe and a chen ·graceful· deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Adonai ’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I was almost completely ruined in the midst of the assembly, among the gathering of the people.”

¹⁵ Drink water from your own cistern and drink running water from your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow everywhere and your streams of water flow in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone and not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ May your fountain be blessed and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth,

¹⁹ for she is a loving deer and a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; may you be continually intoxicated by her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman?

²¹ Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.

²² A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; the cords of his sin will hold him tight.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.

¹⁶ Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

¹⁷ Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”

¹⁵ Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

¹⁶ Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

¹⁷ Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

¹⁸ Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

¹⁹ A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ Almost I was in all-evil, in the midst of the church, and of the synagogue.

¹⁵ Drink thou water of thy cistern, and the floods of thy well.

¹⁶ Thy wells be streamed forth; and part thy waters in streets.

¹⁷ Have thou alone them or them alone; and aliens be not thy partners.

¹⁸ Thy vein be blessed; and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age.

¹⁹ An hind most dearworthy; and an hart calf most acceptable. Her teats fill thee in all time; and delight thou continually in the love of her.

²⁰ My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another?

²¹ The Lord seeth the ways of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.

²² The wickednesses of a wicked man take him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.

¹⁴ Almost I was in all-evil, in the midst of the church, and of the synagogue. (I was almost uniformly despised, in the midst of the congregation, and among those in the assembly.)

¹⁵ Drink thou water of thy cistern, and the floods of thy well. (Drink thou water from thy own cistern, and the out-flowings from thy own well.)

¹⁶ Thy wells be streamed forth; and part thy waters in streets. (Let thy well floweth forth; and let thy water be parted in the streets.)

¹⁷ Have thou alone them; and aliens be not thy partners. (Have thou them alone; and let not strangers be thy partners.)

¹⁸ Thy vein be blessed (or Let thy fountain be blessed); and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age.

¹⁹ An hind most dearworthy; and an hart calf most acceptable. Her teats fill thee in all time; and delight thou continually in the love of her. (She is like a most dearworthy deer; and a most acceptable hart calf. Let her breasts fulfill, or satisfy, thee at all times; and delight thou continually in her love.)

²⁰ My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another? (My son, why art thou deceived by a strange, or an unknown, woman; and why art thou comforted in the bosom of another?)

²¹ The Lord seeth the way(s) of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.

²² The wickednesses of a wicked man take (hold of) him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.

¹⁴ As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.

¹⁵ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.

¹⁶ Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.

¹⁷ Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,

¹⁹ A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

²⁰ And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

²¹ For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

²² His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.