Parallel Verses
Amplified
Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
New American Standard Bible
And forgets the
King James Version
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Holman Bible
and forgets the covenant of her God;
International Standard Version
someone who abandoned the companion of her youth and forgot the covenant of her God.
A Conservative Version
who forsakes the companion 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:
Bible in Basic English
Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
Darby Translation
who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;
Julia Smith Translation
Forsaking the friend of her youth, and forgetting the covenant of her God.
King James 2000
Who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,
Modern King James verseion
who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
forsaketh the husband of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
NET Bible
who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.
New Heart English Bible
who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:
The Emphasized Bible
Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten;
Webster
Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
World English Bible
who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Divorce » Women » Could obtain
Forgetting God » A characteristic of the wicked
Forgetting God » Characteristic of » The wicked
Marriage » The jews » Contracted when young
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
16
To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,
Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
For her house leads down to death
And her paths lead to the dead;
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:4
“Will you not just now call out to Me,
‘My Father, you were the guide and companion of my youth?
Proverbs 5:18
Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Ezekiel 16:8
“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”
Ezekiel 16:59-60
Yes, thus says the Lord God, “I will also deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
Malachi 2:14-16
But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].