Parallel Verses
NET Bible
who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before 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:
Amplified
Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets 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.
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
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
16 to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words; 17 who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God. 18 For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:4
Even now you say to me, 'You are my father! You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.
Proverbs 5:18
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife --
Ezekiel 16:8
"'Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
Ezekiel 16:59-60
"'For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
Malachi 2:14-16
Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.