Proverbs 2:17
And forsaketh the guide of her youth,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:
Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers : and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.
Malachi 2:14And you have said: For what cause? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee, and the wife of thy youth, whom thou hast despised: yet she was thy partner, and the wife of thy covenant.
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 →