Proverbs 2:17
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
נָעוּר
nâʻûwr
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →נָעוּר nâʻûwr
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
Study H5271 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant ...
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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