Proverbs 5:15

Avoiding Immorality

14I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.” 15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. 16Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

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Berean Standard Bible
Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
American Standard Version (1901)
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
Bible in Basic English
Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Drink water out of thy own cistern, and the streams of thy own well:
Free Bible Version
Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.
Geneva Bible 1599
Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
One Unity Resource Bible
Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
Translation for Translators
Like a man is refreshed by drinking water from his own well [MET], enjoy having sex [EUP] only with your own wife.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Drink water from your own cistern and drink running water from your own well.
Noah Webster Bible
Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
World English Bible
Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
Young's Literal Translation
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.