King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Let what your springs produce be dispersed outside, streams of water flowing in the streets;
Berean Standard Bible:
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
American Standard Version:
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Let thy fountains{H4599} be dispersed{H6327} abroad{H2351}, and rivers{H6388} of waters{H4325} in the streets{H7339}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 128:3
- Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Psalms 127:3
- Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.
Genesis 24:60
- And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Psalms 68:26
- Bless ye God in the congregations, [even] the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Isaiah 48:21
- And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Judges 12:9
- And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Deuteronomy 33:28
- Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob [shall be] upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
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Commentary for Proverbs 5:16
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4599
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַעְיָן
Transliteration: maʻyân
Pronunciation: mah-yawn'
Description: or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from עַיִן (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction); fountain, spring, well. - Strong's Number: H6327
There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פּוּץ
Transliteration: pûwts
Pronunciation: poots
Description: a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse); break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad. - Strong's Number: H2351
There are 159 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוּץ
Transliteration: chûwts
Pronunciation: khoots
Description: or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without. - Strong's Number: H6388
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֶּלֶג
Transliteration: peleg
Pronunciation: peh'-leg
Description: from פָּלַג; a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation); river, stream. - Strong's Number: H4325
There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַיִם
Transliteration: mayim
Pronunciation: mah'-yim
Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). - Strong's Number: H7339
There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רְחֹב
Transliteration: rᵉchôb
Pronunciation: rekh-obe'
Description: or רְחוֹב; from רָחַב; a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area; broad place (way), street. See also בֵּית רְחוֹב.