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Proverbs 5:13-15
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 5:13-15
Amplified Bible
13
“I have not listened to the voice of my teachers,
Nor have I inclined my ear to those who instructed me.
14
“I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
15
[a]Drink water from your own [b]cistern [of a pure marriage relationship]
And fresh running water from your own well.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:15 All of the Ten Commandments are reflected in the book of Proverbs; here it is the seventh, “You shall not commit adultery.”
- Proverbs 5:15 Vv 15-18 describe the purity of a man’s relationship in marriage. The cistern and well represent his wife.
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