Berean Standard Bible
“Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.”
Proverbs 5 is a father's warning about sexual unfaithfulness, part of the wisdom teaching for a young man. Ancient people depended on wells and cisterns for water, so the images are drawn from daily life.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
World English Bible (WEB)
Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
King James Version (KJV)
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Bebe el agua de tu cisterna, y los raudales de tu pozo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Disfruta del amor, pero sólo con tu esposa.
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