Proverbs 2:17 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁷ who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;

More versions

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,

Proverbs 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves 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, thou art the friend of my youth—

Ezekiel 16:8

“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.