Proverbs 6:34 · KJV
“For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”
— Proverbs 6:34
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. {He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom}
Proverbs 6 — Context
{But} whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. {understanding: Heb. heart}
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34For jealousy {is} the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. {He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom}
Cross References
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set 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. {cruel: Heb. hard}
Numbers 5:14
And 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:
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? {Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing} {envy: or, jealousy?}
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Numbers 25:11
Phinehas, 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. {for...: Heb. with my zeal}
Judges 19:29-30
And 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.