Proverbs 5:16

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

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In context

Before · Proverbs 5:14–15

14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.” 15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.

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

After · Proverbs 5:17–18

17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you. 18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.