Proverbs 5:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let your fountainמְקֹורְךָ֥
(me·ko·vr·cha)
4726: a spring, fountainfrom qur
be blessed,בָר֑וּךְ
(va·ruch;)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
And rejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח
(u·se·mach)
8055: rejoice, be glada prim. root
in the wifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁת
(me·'e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
of your youth.נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃
(ne·'u·re·cha.)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar


















KJV Lexicon
Let thy fountain
maqowr  (maw-kore')
fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
be blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
and rejoice
samach  (saw-makh')
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
with the wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of thy youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.

International Standard Version
Let your fountain be blessed and enjoy the wife of your youth.

NET Bible
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife--

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And your fountain shall be blessed and rejoice with the wife of your youth-

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let your own fountain be blessed, and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,

King James 2000 Bible
Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
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