Proverbs 2:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁷ which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Who forsakes the husband and guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ She leaves behind the partner of her youth; she even forgets her covenant with God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ and who leaves behind the Guide of her youth,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

Proverbs 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Proverbs 5:18

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with 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 God, and thou becamest mine.