Proverbs 5:15

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Cross-references

Proverbs 5:18 expands the metaphor: 'rejoice in the wife of your youth' — directly applying the call to drink from your own cistern.

Proverbs 5:19 continues with imagery of delight and intoxication in your spouse's love — a direct extension of the marital fidelity theme.

Proverbs 18:22 Related theme

Proverbs 18:22 declares finding a wife brings favor from God, supporting the value of staying faithful to one's own spouse.

1 Corinthians 7:2-5 urges each husband and wife to fulfill marital duties — reinforcing the call to enjoy one's own spouse.

Hebrews 13:4 Related theme

Hebrews 13:4 honors marriage and warns against immorality — directly supporting the command to drink from your own well.

Psalm 128:3 Related theme

Psalm 128:3 pictures a fruitful wife as a vine at home, reinforcing the blessing of marital fidelity implied by drinking from one's own cistern.

Song of Solomon 4:12 uses the same locked garden and sealed fountain metaphor for exclusive marital love, echoing the 'own cistern' command.

1 Peter 3:7 Related theme

1 Peter 3:7 instructs husbands to honor their wives, complementing the call to exclusive marital enjoyment in Proverbs 5:15.