Proverbs 5:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Let your marriage be blessed, and find joy with the wife you married when you were young.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is encouraging a man to celebrate and find happiness in his marriage with his wife, especially the woman he committed to in his youth.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from a section in Proverbs where King Solomon is giving advice to young men about marriage and avoiding adultery. In ancient Hebrew culture, marriages were often arranged when people were quite young, and this wisdom literature emphasized the importance of faithfulness and finding contentment within marriage rather than seeking pleasure elsewhere.

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