16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
16 It's true. Otherwise, you may one day come home and find your barrel empty and your well polluted.
16 Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 5:16
Commentary on Proverbs 5:15-23
(Read Proverbs 5:15-23)
Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of sin, are justly left of God to themselves, to go on in the way to destruction.