Text -- Proverbs 5:17 (NET)

5:17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 5:17

¹ tn The ל (lamed) preposition denotes possession: “for you” = “yours.” The term לְבַדֶּךָ (lÿvadekha) is appositional, underscoring the possession as exclusive.

² sn The point is that what is private is not to be shared with strangers; it belongs in the home and in the marriage. The water from that cistern is not to be channeled to strangers or to the public.