15 Drink water out of your own cistern,
running water out of your own well. 16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
streams of water in the public squares? 17 Let them be for yourself alone,
not for strangers with you. 18 Let your spring be blessed.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe and a graceful deer—
let her breasts satisfy you at all times.
Be captivated always with her love.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 5:15-19
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.