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Proverbs 2:17

What does Proverbs 2:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 2:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of herGod;

Context

v.16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

v.17This passage

v.18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 5:18

    Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

  • Jeremiah 3:4

    Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?

  • Ezekiel 16:8

    Now 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 Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.

  • Ezekiel 16:59

    For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

  • Malachi 2:14

    Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah 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.

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