Proverbs 2:17

Which forsaketh the alluf (companion, husband) of her youth, 1 and forgetteth the brit (covenant) of her G-d. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16To save thee from the isha zarah (strange woman), 1 even from the nokhriyah (strange [immoral] woman) which useth smooth words; 1

18For her bais inclineth toward mavet, 1 and her ma'agalot (paths) to the refa'im (spirits of the dead). 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:18Let thy makor (fountain) be blessed; 1 and rejoice with the isha of thy youth. 1

Ezekiel 16:8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, hinei, thy time was the time of dodim (love); and I spread My kanaf (wing, corner of garment) over thee, and covered thy ervah (nakedness); indeed, I swore an oath unto thee, and entered into a brit with thee, saith Adonoi Hashem, and thou becamest Mine.

Malachi 2:14Yet ye say: Wherefore? 1 Because Hashem hath been ed (witness) 1 between thee and the wife of thy youth, 1 against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, breaking faith: 1 yet is she thy chaveret, 1 and the wife of thy brit. 1

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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