Proverbs
Proverbs 5:15
15Drink water from your own cistern,
and running water from your own well.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drink | שְׁתֵה־ | šə·ṯêh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| water | מַ֥יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| from your own cistern | מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ | mib·bō·w·re·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
| and running water | וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים | wə·nō·zə·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil |
| from | מִתּ֥וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| your own well | בְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃ | bə·’ê·re·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H875 well, pit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 7:2–5 · Hebrews 13:4 · Proverbs 5:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.