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Drink water out of your own cistern, Running water out of your own well.
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Your Spouse, Your Wellspring
All commentators agree that the 'cistern' and 'well' are metaphors for one's spouse. The verse is a call to find exclusive joy, refreshment, and contentment within the covenant of marriage. This pure, life-giving 'water' from one's own 'well' is presented as the blessed alternative to the destructive path of adultery.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The teacher seeks to counteract the evils of mere sensual passion chiefly by setting forth the true blessedness of which it is the counterfeit. The…
19th Century
Anglican
Drink waters out of thine own cistern ...—In these verses Solomon urges his disciples to follow after purity in the married life; …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Drink waters out of your own cistern Arguments being used to dissuade from conversation with an adulterous woman, ta…
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