KJV King James Version
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
WEB World English Bible
For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
ASV American Standard Version
For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For jealousy is the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 6
31 But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Numbers 5:14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath] a most vehement flame.Proverbs 27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?1 Corinthians 10:22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?Numbers 25:11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.Judges 19:29-30And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, [together] with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
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