Proverbs 5:19 meaning and explanation

A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

Proverbs 5:19, Berean Standard Bible

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A father is teaching his son in this chapter, warning him against the forbidden woman and urging him instead to delight in his own wife. Verse 19 uses two Hebrew images of a deer, a loving doe and a graceful fawn, to picture the wife of his youth as lovely and full of life.

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