15-20. By figures, in which well, cistern, and fountain [Proverbs 5:15; Proverbs 5:18] represent the wife, and rivers of waters [Proverbs 5:16] the children, men are exhorted to constancy and satisfaction in lawful conjugal enjoyments. In Proverbs 5:16- :, fountains (in the plural) rather denote the produce or waters of a spring, literally, "what is from a spring," and corresponds with "rivers of waters." read more
21. The reason, God's eye is on you, read more
9. Warnings against unfaithfulness in marriage ch. 5Chapters 5-7 all deal with the consequences of sexual sins: eventual disappointment (ch. 5), gradual destruction (ch. 6), and ultimate death (ch. 7). [Note: Wiersbe, p. 48.] Chapter 5 first reveals the ugliness under the surface of the attractive seductress (Proverbs 5:1-6). Then it clarifies the price of unfaithfulness (Proverbs 5:7-14). Finally it extols the wisdom of marital fidelity (Proverbs 5:15-23). read more
The importance of fidelity 5:15-23Proverbs 5:15-23 point out a better way, namely: fidelity to one’s marriage partner. Strict faithfulness need not result in unhappiness or failure to experience what is best in life, as the world likes to try to make us think. Rather, it guards us from the heartbreak and tragedy that accompany promiscuity. The figures of a cistern and a well (Proverbs 5:15) refer to one’s wife (cf. Song of Solomon 4:15), who satisfies desire.The Hebrew text favors taking... read more
Unholy Passion. Hallowed LoveA dissuasive from immorality addressed exclusively to men. The two leading thoughts are (1) the disastrous consequences of adultery; loss of honour, property, life, opportunity of repentance, and (2) the sufficiency and desirableness of conjugal love.6. Read, ’Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, and she knoweth not.’ So far is she from entering on the level path which leads to life, her ways are unstable and she is reckless about it.9-11.... read more
(15-20) Drink waters out of thine own cistern . . .—In these verses Solomon urges his disciples to follow after purity in the married life; he pictures in vivid terms the delights which it affords as compared with the pleasures of sin.Out of thine own cistern.—The “strange woman,” on the other hand, says, “Stolen waters are sweet” (Proverbs 9:17). The same figure is employed in Song of Solomon 4:15, where a wife is compared to “a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from... read more
(17) Let them be only thine own.—The deepest joys and sorrows of each heart are sacred, and cannot be shared with others (Proverbs 14:10), and so it is with the various relations of family life also, strangers have no part in them. read more
(18) Let thy fountain . . .—As a reward for purity of life, the blessing of a numerous offspring is invoked. (Comp. Psalms 128:3, where the wife is a “fruitful vine,” and the children numerous and flourishing like olive-branches.) read more
(19) Loving hind and pleasant roe.—The deer and chamois, from their grace and speed and lustrous eyes, have always been chosen by the Oriental poets as figures of human strength and beauty. (Comp. Song of Solomon 2:9; Song of Solomon 2:17; Song of Solomon 7:3; Song of Solomon 8:14; Psalms 18:33.) Both these animals are said to be remarkable for their affection to their young. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 5:19
19. loving . . . roe—other figures for a wife from the well-known beauty of these animals. breasts—(Compare Song of Solomon 1:13; Ezekiel 23:3; Ezekiel 23:8). ravished—literally, "intoxicated," that is, fully satisfied. read more