Proverbs 2:17
“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth,.... Not God, the God of her life, and who had provided for her from her youth…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The guide of her youth - Better, the familiar friend (compare Pro 16:28; Pro 17:9). The “friend” is, of course, the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 2:10-22
The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the guide of her youth or, friend, R.V. or, associate, i.e. her husband to whom she was married in her youth. See Jer…
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