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Proverbs 2:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. "
Proverbs 2:17
Verse in Context
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Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
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Proverbs 2:1
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments"
Proverbs 2:2
"So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;"
Proverbs 2:3
"Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;"
Proverbs 2:4
"If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;"
Proverbs 2:5
"Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God."
Proverbs 2:6
"For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."
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