Proverbs 2:17

of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

In Context

16to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,

18For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the + 2:18 See Heb.giants.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:18Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by thee and saw thee, and, behold, it was thy time and a time of resting; and I spread my wings over thee, and covered thy shame, and sware to thee: and I entered into covenant with thee, saith the Lord, and thou becamest mine.

Malachi 2:14Yet ye said, Wherefore? Because the Lord has borne witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, whom thou hast forsaken, and 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 →

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