Proverbs 2:17
who forsakes the friend of her youth,and forgets the covenant of her God:
New Heart English Bible
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,even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
18for her house leads down to death,her paths to the dead.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let your spring be blessed.Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Ezekiel 16:8"'Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you,' says the Lord God, 'and you became mine.
Malachi 2:14Yet you say, 'Why?' Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your 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 →