Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
guide . . . youth—lawful husband (Jeremiah 3:4).
covenant . . . God—of marriage made in God's name.
Deliverance from another danger.
the strange woman—This term is often used for harlot, or loose woman (Judges 11:1-2), married (Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 7:19) or not (I Kings 11:1), so called, because such were, perhaps at first, foreigners, though "strange" may also denote whatever is opposed to right or proper, as "strange fire" (Numbers 3:4); "strange incense" (Exodus 30:9).
flattereth—literally, "smooths."
her words— (Psalms 5:9).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 2:17:
Jeremiah 3:4
Joel 1:8
Malachi 2:14
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