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Berean Standard Bible

“May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:”

Proverbs 5:18

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Study note

Proverbs 5 warns a young man against adultery and then turns to describe the alternative: joyful faithfulness in marriage. The father uses the image of a fountain and a spring.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sea bendito tu manantial; y alégrate con la mujer de tu mocedad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Bendita sea tu esposa, la mujer de tu juventud!

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