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Rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, And be glad in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], And rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Be happy with the wife you married when you were young. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let your own fountain be blessed, and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So be happy with your wife and find your joy with the woman you married--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed and enjoy the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, "" And rejoice because of the wife of your youth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy fountain shall be blessed: and rejoice from the wife of thy youth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let your spring be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed and have joy of the wife of your youth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice in the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your fountain shall be blessed and rejoice with the wife of your youth <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let thy fountain be blessed; And have joy of the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let thy fountain of water be <i>truly</i> thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=859" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Avoiding Immorality</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4726.htm" title="4726: mə·qō·wr·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A spring, fountain. ">May your fountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî- (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: ḇā·rūḵ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">blessed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: ū·śə·maḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">and may you rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: mê·’ê·šeṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">in the wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: nə·‘ū·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">of your youth:</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-33</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Song of Solomon 4:9-10</a></span><br />You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck. / How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3-5</a></span><br />The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. / Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:9</a></span><br />Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-15</a></span><br />Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">Song of Solomon 2:16</a></span><br />My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a></span><br />Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-19.htm">Colossians 3:19</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Song of Solomon 7:6-9</a></span><br />How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights! / Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit. / I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></span><br />Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">Song of Solomon 8:6-7</a></span><br />Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. / Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of your youth.</p><p class="hdg">rejoice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:9</a></b></br> Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that <i>is</i> thy portion in <i>this</i> life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14,15</a></b></br> Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet <i>is</i> she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/3-18.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Early</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-15.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-14.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-14.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Early</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-11.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-11.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">Solomon exhorts to wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-15.htm">He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">The wicked are overtaken with their own sins</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May your fountain be blessed</b><br>This phrase uses the metaphor of a "fountain" to symbolize the source of life and vitality, often interpreted as one's family or offspring. In biblical times, a fountain was a vital source of water, essential for survival and prosperity, symbolizing abundance and blessing. The blessing of a fountain implies a divine favor upon one's family life and lineage. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references to water as a symbol of life and blessing, such as in <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, where a righteous person is likened to a tree planted by streams of water. The idea of blessing here also connects to the Abrahamic covenant, where God promises to bless Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>).<p><b>and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of marital fidelity and joy within the covenant of marriage. The reference to "the wife of your youth" suggests a lifelong commitment, encouraging the husband to find joy and satisfaction in the spouse of his early years. This reflects the biblical ideal of marriage as a permanent and exclusive union, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>, where a man is to leave his parents and be united to his wife. The call to "rejoice" in one's spouse aligns with the broader biblical theme of joy as a fruit of a godly life (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>). Culturally, this underscores the value placed on marriage in ancient Israelite society, where family was central to social and religious life. The joy found in a faithful marriage can also be seen as a type of the relationship between Christ and the Church, as described in <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-33</a>, where the love and commitment between husband and wife reflect Christ's love for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wife_of_your_youth.htm">The Wife of Your Youth</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the spouse one marries in their younger years, emphasizing the importance of cherishing and remaining faithful to one's lifelong partner.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fountain.htm">The Fountain</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the source of life and vitality, often used in biblical literature to denote blessings and prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">The Sanctity of Marriage</a></b><br>Marriage is a sacred covenant designed by God. <a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18</a> encourages us to honor and cherish this relationship, recognizing it as a source of blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_commitment.htm">Faithfulness and Commitment</a></b><br>The verse calls for rejoicing in the wife of one's youth, highlighting the importance of lifelong commitment and fidelity in marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_marriage.htm">Joy in Marriage</a></b><br>Finding joy in one's spouse is a biblical principle. This joy is not just emotional but a deliberate choice to appreciate and celebrate the partner God has given.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/blessings_in_obedience.htm">Blessings in Obedience</a></b><br>The "fountain" being blessed suggests that obedience to God's design for marriage brings about divine blessings and fulfillment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_love_and_respect.htm">Cultivating Love and Respect</a></b><br>Actively nurturing love and respect within marriage aligns with the biblical call to rejoice in one's spouse, fostering a healthy and thriving relationship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'rejoice_in_your_wife'_mean.htm">What does "Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'righteous_scarcely_saved'.htm">What does 'Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_find_strength_in_the_lord.htm">What does the Bible say about sex in marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_marital_sex.htm">What does the Bible say about sex in marriage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Let thy fountain </span>. . .--As a reward for purity of life, the blessing of a numerous offspring is invoked. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm" title="Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house: your children like olive plants round about your table.">Psalm 128:3</a>, where the wife is a "fruitful vine," and the children numerous and flourishing like olive-branches.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth</span>. The employment of the ordinary term "wife" in the second hemistich shows in what sense the figure which is used has to be understood. The terms "fountain" and "wife" denote the same person. The wife is here called "thy fountain" (Hebrew, <span class="accented">m'kor'ka</span>), just as she has been previously "thine own cistern" (<span class="accented">b'or</span>) and "thine own well" (<span class="accented">b'er</span>) in ver. 15. The Hebrew <span class="accented">makor</span>, "fountain," is derived from the root <span class="accented">kur</span>, "to dig." The figure seems to determine that the blessing here spoken of consists in the with being a fruitful mother of children; and hence the phrase means, "Let thy with be blessed," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> rendered happy in being the mother of thy children. This is quite consistent with the Hebrew mode of thought. Every Israelitish wife regarded herself, and was regarded by ethers as "blessed," if she bore children, and unhappy if the reverse were the case. <span class="accented">Blessed</span>; Hebrew, <span class="accented">baruk</span> (Vulgate, <span class="accented">benedicta</span>), is the kal participle passive of <span class="accented">barak</span>, "to bless." Instead of this, the LXX. reads <span class="greek">ἴδια</span>, "Let thy fountain be thine own" - a variation which in no sense conveys the meaning of the original. <span class="accented">And rejoice with</span>; rather, <span class="accented">rejoice in</span>, the wife being regarded as the sphere within which the husband is to find his pleasure and joy. Umbreit explains, "Let thy wife be extolled." The same construction of the imperative <span class="accented">s'makh</span>, from <span class="accented">samakh</span>," to be glad, or joyful," with <span class="accented">min</span>, occurs in <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Judges 9:19</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Zephaniah 3:14</a>, etc. The Authorized rendering is, however, favoured by the Vulgate, <span class="accented">laetare cum</span>, and the LXX., <span class="greek">συνευφραίνω μετὰ</span> Compare the exhortation in <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:9</a>, "Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest." <span class="accented">The wife of thy youth</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">ishshah n'ureyka</span>) may mean either <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the wife to whom thou hast given the fair bloom of thy youth (Umbreit); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the wife chosen in thy youth (Delitzsch); or <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> thy youthful wife. The former seems the more probable meaning. Compare the expression, "companion of thy youth," in <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Proverbs 2:17</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May your fountain</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקוֹרְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·wr·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4726.htm">Strong's 4726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blessed,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָר֑וּךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·rūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and may you rejoice</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·maḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wife</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your youth:</span><br /><span class="heb">נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·‘ū·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:18 Let your spring be blessed (Prov. 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