Proverbs 2:17
Which forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
In Context
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
Ezekiel 16:8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Malachi 2:14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy 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 →