Proverbs 5:16

Let thy fountaines bee dispersed abroad, and riuers of waters in the streets.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.
- Basic English Bible

Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
- Darby Bible

Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets?
- English Revised Version

Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 5:16

5:16 Fountains - Thy children proceeding from thy wife and from thyself. Fountains are here put for rivers flowing from them. Dispersed - They shall in due time appear abroad to thy comfort, and for the good of others.