Proverbs 5:18 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
English ASV
Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
English Amplified
Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
English EASY 2024
Enjoy sex with your own wife. May the wife that you married when you were young continue to give you joy.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Be happy with your own wife. Enjoy the woman you married while you were young.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
So be happy with your wife and find your joy with the woman you married—
English God's Word - GW 1995
Let your own fountain be blessed, and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
English KJV 1611
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
English LSB
Let your fountain be blessed, And be glad in the wife of your youth.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
And have joy of the wife of your youth,
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife —
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
May your fountain be blessed. May the wife you married when you were young make you happy.
English NIV
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English NKJ 1982
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
English NLT
Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Your sex life will be blessed as you take joy and pleasure in the wife of your youth.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Be happy, yes, rejoice in the wife of your youth.
English Tyndale 1537
Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wife of thy youth.