Proverbs 2:17
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, || And has forgotten the covenant of her God.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16To deliver you from the strange woman, || From the stranger who has made her sayings smooth,
18For her house has inclined to death, || And her paths to Rephaim.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let your fountain be blessed, || And rejoice because of the wife of your youth,
Ezekiel 16:8And I pass over by you, and I see you, || And behold, your time [is] a time of loves, || And I spread My skirt over you, || And I cover your nakedness, || And I swear to you, and come into a covenant with you, || A declaration of Lord YHWH, || And you become Mine.
Malachi 2:14And you have said, “Why?” Because YHWH has testified between you || And the wife of your youth, || That you have dealt treacherously against her, || And she [is] your companion, and your covenant-wife.
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 →