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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe,.... That is, the wife of youth; let her always appear to thee as amiable…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Better, “A loving hind (is she) and pleasant roe.” As in the whole circle of Arab and Persian poetry the antelope and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 5:15-23
Solomon, having shown the great evil that there is in adultery and fornication, and all such lewd and filthy courses,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Let her be as] These words, which are not in the Hebrew, are not wanted. Read "A loving hind &c." The imagery again,…
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