Proverbs 5:16 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 5:15-16 MSG (The Message)
Do you know the saying, “Drink from your own rain barrel, draw water from your own spring-fed well”? It’s true. Otherwise, you may one day come home and find your barrel empty and your well polluted.
Proverbs 5:16 KJV (King James Version)
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, And rivers of waters in the streets.
Proverbs 5:16 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
Proverbs 5:16 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t pour your water in the streets; don’t give your love to just any woman.
Proverbs 5:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
Proverbs 5:16 NIV (New International Version)
Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
Proverbs 5:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
Proverbs 5:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Should your springs (children) be dispersed, As streams of water in the streets?
Proverbs 5:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?
Proverbs 5:16 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Why would you have sex with a stranger or with anyone other than her?
Proverbs 5:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?