The word of the day is “cistern.”[i]  In today’s reading of Proverbs 5:1-15, the sage warns against the seduction of loose women and urges the chastity of a faithful marriage.  But to picture his counsel, he uses a striking image, “Drink water from your own cisterns and running water from your own well” (NKJV vs. 15).  There is no reason to draw water from someone else’s supply when we have our own.  Of course, that applies to sexual relationships.  But like so many folk sayings the maxim has a wider application.  Today we will look at covetousness and envy as overwhelming desires for the possessions of others. The Social Context of Covetousness and Envy Covetousness is such a serious temptation…