Proverbs 2:17
She forsakes the companion of her youth 1 and forgets the covenant of her God. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
18For her house leads down to death 1 and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18May your fountain be blessed 1 and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth, 1
Ezekiel 16:8I passed by you again, and I saw you. See! the time of love came for you, so I spread my robe over you and covered your nakedness. Then I swore to you and brought you into a covenant—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and you became mine.
Malachi 2:14But you say, “Why does he not?” Because Yahweh was a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been faithless, even though she was 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 →