Proverbs 6:34
For, jealousy, is the rage of a man, nor will he spare, in the day of avenging;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
33Smiting and shame, shall he find, and, his reproach, shall not be wiped out;
35He will not look, at any ransom, neither will he consent, though thou increase the bribe.
Cross References
Numbers 5:14but there shall pass over him a spirit of jealousy, and he shall become jealous of his wife, she having committed uncleanness,—or there shall pass over him a spirit of jealousy, and he shall become jealous of his wife, she not, having committed uncleanness,
Judges 19:29And, when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces,—and sent her throughout all the bounds of Israel.
Proverbs 27:4The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
1 Corinthians 10:22Or are we to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we mightier than he?
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 →