Proverbs 5:18-19 - May you rejoice in the wife of your youth

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 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.

Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth. As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.

Proverbs 5:18-19

Commentary

The words rejoice with the wife of your youth comprise a command and an encouragement to find pleasure in the mutual joy of married love. Indeed, pleasure in the marriage bed is blessed by God.

(Song; Heb. 13:4). Radmacher, Earl D. ; Allen, Ronald Barclay ; House, H. Wayne: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary. Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, 1999, S. Pr 5:18-20

Song of Solomon 4:1 - How beautiful you are, my darling!

How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil;

Song of Solomon 4:1

Commentary

Solomon lavishly praises his bride's great beauty. He uses verbal symbols of loveliness to paint a picture of the breathtaking charm of the Shulamite. Dove's eyes (2:14) are a picture of purity, innocence, and beauty (as in 1:15). The bride's veil would have covered the rest of her face, leaving only her beautiful eyes to be seen (2:14; 5:7).

Radmacher, Earl D. ; Allen, Ronald Barclay ; House, H. Wayne: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary. Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, 1999, S. So 4:1

Did you know?

Marriage is more than a contract that two people make for their mutual benefit. Because they make their marriage vows in God's presence and in His name, they may draw power from God to fulfill those vows. God becomes a supporting party to the marriage. New Testament writers understood that Christian marriage is created and maintained by Christ.
Packer, J.I. ; Tenney, Merrill Chapin ; White, William: Nelson's Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1995, S. 432