Proverbs 2:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

who forsakes the partner of her youth and forgets her sacred covenant,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Who forsakes the husband and guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

She leaves behind the partner of her youth; she even forgets her covenant with God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

and who leaves behind the Guide of her youth,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

Proverbs 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Proverbs 5:18

Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,

Jeremiah 3:4

Have you not just now called to me, “My Father, you are the friend of my youth—

Ezekiel 16:8

I passed by you again and looked on you; you were at the age for love. I spread the edge of my cloak over you and covered your nakedness: I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.