Proverbs 2:17 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

who leaves her husband,the closest friend of her youth,and forgets her marriage vows to her God.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

Which forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God:

JPS:

That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

WBS:

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

WEB:

who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:

YLT:

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

Proverbs 2:17 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Malachi 2:14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Malachi 2:15 "But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:17 Which forsaketh the {k} guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
(k) That is, her husband, who is her head and guide to govern her, from whom she ought not to depart, but remain in his subjection.

WES:

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.

MHC:

2:10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will preserve, both against corruptions within and temptations without. The ways of sin are ways of darkness, uncomfortable and unsafe: what fools are those who leave the plain, pleasant, lightsome paths of uprightness, to walk in such ways! They take pleasure in sin; both in committing it, and in seeing others commit it. Every wise man will shun such company. True wisdom will also preserve from those who lead to fleshly lusts, which defile the body, that living temple, and war against the soul. These are evils which excite the sorrow of every serious mind, and cause every reflecting parent to look upon his children with anxiety, lest they should be entangled in such fatal snares. Let the sufferings of others be our warnings. Our Lord Jesus deters from sinful pleasures, by the everlasting torments which follow them. It is very rare that any who are caught in this snare of the devil, recover themselves; so much is the heart hardened, and the mind blinded, by the deceitfulness of this sin. Many think that this caution, besides the literal sense, is to be understood as a caution against idolatry, and subjecting the soul to the body, by seeking any forbidden object. The righteous must leave the earth as well as the wicked; but the earth is a very different thing to them. To the wicked it is all the heaven they ever shall have; to the righteous it is the place of preparation for heaven. And is it all one to us, whether we share with the wicked in the miseries of their latter end, or share those everlasting joys that shall crown believers?

CONC:

FALSE Companion Covenant Early Forgets Forgetteth Forgotten Forsakes Forsaketh Forsaking Friend Guide Husband Ignored Leaves Mind Youth

Agreement Companion Covenant Early Forgets Forgetteth Forgotten Forsakes Forsaketh Forsaking Friend Guide Husband Ignored Leaves Mind Partner Youth

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