Proverbs 5:18
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.”Proverbs 5:18
What Does Proverbs 5:18 Mean?
Proverbs 5:18 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 5, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 5:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 9:9“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 is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”Malachi 2:14“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 is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”1 Corinthians 7:2“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”Isaiah 54:6“For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.”Deuteronomy 24:5“When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.”Colossians 3:19“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”Proverbs 5:15“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”Song of Solomon 4:15“A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.”Ephesians 5:25“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”Song of Solomon 4:12“A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.”Genesis 26:8“And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.”Proverbs 2:17“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”2 Samuel 12:3“But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.”1 Chronicles 14:3“And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.”
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