Proverbs 2:17

Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;

18For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses;

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:18Let thy well-spring be blessed,—and get thy joy from the wife of thy youth:—

Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by thee and looked upon thee and lo! thy time was the time for endearments, So I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy shame, And took an oath to thee And entered into covenant with thee. Declareth My Lord. Yahweh. And thou didst become mine.

Malachi 2:14Yet ye say, For what cause? Because, Yahweh, hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, with whom, thou, hast dealt treacherously, though, she, was thy consort, and thy 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 →

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