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Proverbs 6:34–35

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34For ajealousy 1enrages a man,

And he will not spare in the bday of vengeance.

35He will not 1accept any ransom,

Nor will he be 2satisfied though you give many 3gifts.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit is the rage of
  2. 1Lit lift up the face of any
  3. 2Lit willing
  4. 3Or bribes

Cross references

  1. aProv 27:4; Song 8:6
  2. bProv 11:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For jealousy makes a man furious,

and he will not spare when he takes revenge.

He will accept no compensation;

he will refuse though you multiply gifts.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

He will not accept any compensation;

he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

He will not be appeased by anything

or be persuaded by lavish bribes.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

He will accept no compensation,

nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For jealousy is the fury of a husband,

and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.

He will not accept any compensation,

and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.

KJV 1900King James Version

For jealousy is the rage of a man:

Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.