Proverbs 6:34
For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
In Context
33He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.
35He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Cross References
Numbers 5:14and there should come upon him a spirit of jealousy, and he should be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled; or there should come upon him a spirit of jealousy, and he should be jealous of his wife, and she should not be defiled;
Judges 19:29And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel.
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →