| Geneva Study Bible Let them be only {i} thine own, and not strangers' with thee. (i) Distribute them not to the wicked and infidels, but reserve them for yourself, your family and them who are of the household of faith. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 17. only thine own-harlots' children have no known father. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 5:15-23 Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of sin, are justly left of God to themselves, to go on in the way to destruction. | 
