Proverbs 2:17
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
18For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.
Ezekiel 16:8Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.
Malachi 2:14But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →