Proverbs 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
Proverbs 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 2:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;”
Proverbs 2:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God: ”
Proverbs 2:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.”
Proverbs 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of herGod; ”
Proverbs 2:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.”
Proverbs 2:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 2:17 in Context — Proverbs 2
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
What Does Proverbs 2:17 Mean?
Proverbs 2:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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