Proverbs 5:19

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“A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.”

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Read Proverbs 5:19 in the flow of Proverbs5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs5 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Asa loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 5:19 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 12:4Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
  2. Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
  3. Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
  4. Song of Solomon 2:17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
  5. Song of Solomon 4:5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
  6. Song of Solomon 7:3Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
  7. Song of Solomon 8:14Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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