King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Complete Jewish Bible:
who abandons the ruler she had in her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Berean Standard Bible:
who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
American Standard Version:
That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Which forsaketh{H5800} the guide{H441} of her youth{H5271}, and forgetteth{H7911} the covenant{H1285} of her God{H430}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 16:59
- For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Ezekiel 16:60
- ¶ Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
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 GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Proverbs 5:18
- Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Malachi 2:14
- Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Malachi 2:16
- For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
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Commentary for Proverbs 2:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5800
There are 206 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָזַב
Transliteration: ʻâzab
Pronunciation: aw-zab'
Description: a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H441
There are 102 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַלּוּף
Transliteration: ʼallûwph
Pronunciation: al-loof'
Description: or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from אָלַף; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle); captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox. - Strong's Number: H5271
There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָעוּר
Transliteration: nâʻûwr
Pronunciation: naw-oor'
Description: or נָעֻר; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה; properly, passive participle from נַעַר as denominative; (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people); childhood, youth. - Strong's Number: H7911
There are 95 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁכַח
Transliteration: shâkach
Pronunciation: shaw-kakh'
Description: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget. - Strong's Number: H1285
There are 264 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בְּרִית
Transliteration: bᵉrîyth
Pronunciation: ber-eeth'
Description: from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league. - Strong's Number: H430
There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.