Proverbs 5:17
Strong's Lexicon
Let them be
יִֽהְיוּ־ (yih·yū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

yours
לְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

alone,
לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ (lə·ḇad·de·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 905: 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

never
וְאֵ֖ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

to be shared
אִתָּֽךְ׃ (’it·tāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

with strangers.
לְזָרִ֣ים (lə·zā·rîm)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2114: 1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) loathsome (of breath) (participle) 1a4) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Young's Literal Translation
Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They should be for you alone and not for you to share with strangers.

New American Standard Bible
Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.

King James Bible
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

New Living Translation
You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers.

English Standard Version
Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

New American Standard Bible
Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.

King James Bible
Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They should be for you alone and not for you to share with strangers.

International Standard Version
They should be for you alone and not for strangers who are with you.

NET Bible
Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

American Standard Version
Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

English Revised Version
Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.

Young's Literal Translation
Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.
















Cross References
Proverbs 5:16
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Proverbs 5:18
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 5:15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Proverbs 5:14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Proverbs 5:19
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.

Proverbs 5:20
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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