Proverbs 5:19

“[Let her be as] the loving hind and pleasant roe, etc.] That is, the wife of youth; let her always appear to thee as amiable and lovely as these creatures are; or let her be loved by thee as these are by princes and great menf117, who used to keep them tame, keep them clean, wash, comb them, and adorn them, and play with them; or rather, as these creatures are loving to their mates, let thy love be single, chaste, pure, and fervent, as theirs; (see <220209>Song of Solomon 2:9,17 8:14). The pure church of Christ is very different from the apostate church of Rome; the one is compared to a loving and lovely creature, innocent and chaste; the other to a cruel and savage beast,…”

“loving . . . roe--other figures for a wife from the well-known beauty of these animals. breasts--(Compare Sol 1:13; Eze 23:3, Eze 23:8). ravished--literally, "intoxicated," that is, fully satisfied.”

“Better, “A loving hind (is she) and pleasant roe.” As in the whole circle of Arab and Persian poetry the antelope and the gazelle are the chosen images of beauty, so they served with equal fitness for the masculine and feminine types of it. (Compare the names Tabitha and Dorcas Acts 9:36. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Satisfy thee - At all convenient times: for that there may be excess in the marriage - bed is manifest. Ravished - Love her fervently. It is an hyperbolical expression. Proverbs 5:22”

“5:19 deer: cp. Song 4:5.”

“as the: Sol 2:9, Sol 4:5, Sol 7:3, Sol 8:14 satisfy thee: Heb. water thee, Pro 5:15 be thou ravished always with her love: Heb. err thou always in her love, Sa2 12:4 Proverbs 5:20”