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Proverbs 6:34

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6:34for jealousy kindles81 a husband’s82 rage,

and he will not show mercy83 when he takes revenge.

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Footnotes

  1. 81 The word “kindles” was supplied in the translation; both “rage” and “jealousy” have meanings connected to heat.
  2. 82 Heb “a man’s.”
  3. 83 The verb חָמַל (khamal) means “to show mercy; to show compassion; to show pity,” usually with the outcome of sparing or delivering someone. The idea here is that the husband will not spare the guilty man any of the punishment (cf. “he shows no restraint”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For jealousy makes a man furious,

and he will not spare when he takes revenge.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For jealousy is the fury of a husband,

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

KJV 1900King James Version

For jealousy is the rage of a man:

Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.