Proverbs 6:34

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“For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 6:34 in the flow of Proverbs6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For jealousy <FI>is<Fi> the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:34 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 39:19When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
  2. Numbers 5:14and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
  3. Numbers 25:11“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.
  4. Judges 19:29When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
  5. 2 Samuel 11:5And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”
  6. Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
  7. Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
  8. 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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