17 Which forsaketh the [a]guide of her youth, and forgetteth the [b]covenant of her God.

18 Surely her [c]house tendeth to death, and her paths unto [d]the dead.

19 All they that go unto her, return not again, neither take they hold of the ways of life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:17 That is, her husband, which is her head and guide to govern her, from whom she ought not to depart, but remain in his subjection.
  2. Proverbs 2:17 Which is the promise made in marriage.
  3. Proverbs 2:18 Her acquaintance with her familiars, and them that haunt her.
  4. Proverbs 2:18 To them that are dead in body and soul.

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