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.
Cross-references
In Proverbs 5:15, the command to drink from your own well sets up verse 19's call to be satisfied with your wife—same passage on marital fidelity.
Song of Solomon 2:9 compares the beloved to a gazelle or young stag—the same vivid animal imagery for the beloved as in this verse.
Song of Solomon 4:5 uses fawns of a gazelle to describe the beloved's breasts—directly paralleling the deer and breasts imagery here.
In Song of Solomon 7:3, the beloved's breasts are compared to twin fawns—the same 'loving doe' imagery for marital intimacy.
In Ecclesiastes 9:9, the same wisdom: 'Enjoy life with the wife you love'—direct parallel to being intoxicated with her love.
Song of Solomon 4:9 uses similar romantic imagery of a bride captivating her husband, reinforcing the celebration of marital intimacy.
Malachi 2:14 rebukes faithlessness to the 'wife of your youth,' directly reinforcing the call to cherish one's spouse.
1 Corinthians 7:2 advocates marriage to avoid sexual immorality, aligning with the call for faithful marital satisfaction here.
In Genesis 26:8, Isaac caresses Rebekah—a narrative example of marital affection parallel to the delight urged here.
In 1 Chronicles 14:3, David takes multiple wives—contrasted with Proverbs 5:19's call to find satisfaction in one's own spouse.
Song of Solomon 8:14 calls the beloved to be like a gazelle or young stag—shared deer imagery for the lover, but in a longing context.