Proverbs 2:17
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
Young's Literal Translation
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, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
18For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:18Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
Ezekiel 16:8And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time [is] a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.
Malachi 2:14And ye have said, 'Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, 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 →