Proverbs 5:17

NETBible

Let them be for yourself 1  alone, and not for strangers with you. 2 

NIV ©

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

NASB ©

Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.

NLT ©

You should reserve it for yourselves. Don’t share it with strangers.

MSG ©

Your spring water is for you and you only, not to be passed around among strangers.

BBE ©

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

NRSV ©

Let them be for yourself alone, and not for sharing with strangers.

NKJV ©

Let them be only your own, And not for strangers with you.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

Let them be for yourself 1  alone, and not for strangers with you. 2 

NET Notes

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.