Proverbs 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

SABDAweb Pro 5:17

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

bibleoremus Pro 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

biblegateway Pro 5:17

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

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.