Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 2:17

"That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:" — Proverbs 2:17 (ASV)

The guide of her youth.— Or rather, friend with whom she has lived in intimacy: that is, the husband of her youth; in other words, her first love. Jeremiah uses the same phrase (Proverbs 3:4). (Compare to wife of thy youth, Proverbs 5:18; Malachi 2:14.)

Forgetteth the covenant of her God— that is, the marriage covenant, made in the presence of God. (Compare to wife of thy covenant, Malachi 2:14.)