Proverbs
King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 2:17
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 2:17 Context
14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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Other Translations
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
That leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
- Basic English Bible
who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;
- Darby Bible
Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
- Webster's Bible
who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:
- World English Bible
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
- Youngs Literal Bible
That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
That leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
- Basic English Bible
who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;
- Darby Bible
Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
- Webster's Bible
who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:
- World English Bible
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
- Youngs Literal Bible
That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 2:17
2:17 Forsaketh - Her husband whom she took to be her guide and governor, in her youth. The covenant - The marriage covenant: so called because God is the author of that mutual obligation: and because God is called to be the witness and judge of that solemn promise and covenant.