Proverbs 2:17
Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16It will deliver thee from the wife of another, From the stranger, who useth smooth words;
18For her house sinketh down to Death, And her paths to the shades of the dead:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18And thy fountain shall be blessed, Yea, thou shalt have joy in the wife of thy youth.
Ezekiel 16:8And when I passed by thee, and saw thee, behold, it was thy time, the time of love. And I spread my skirt over thee and covered thy nakedness; and I swore to thee, and entered into covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine.
Malachi 2:14Yet ye say, “Wherefore?” It is because Jehovah has been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, Against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully, Although she was thy companion and thy covenanted 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 →