Proverbs 2:17
who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
18For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
Malachi 2:14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by 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 →