Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Cross-references

Proverbs 27:4 echoes that jealousy is fierce and relentless—matching the furious husband in 6:34.

Song of Solomon 8:6 similarly declares jealousy as fierce as the grave, reinforcing the intensity of a husband’s rage described here.

Genesis 34:25 shows Simeon and Levi’s fierce vengeance for Dinah’s defilement, embodying the jealous rage described here.

Genesis 39:19 records Potiphar’s burning anger when he believes his wife was violated, a direct instance of a husband’s jealous fury.

1 Corinthians 10:22 warns against provoking God’s jealousy, mirroring the human jealousy that leads to vengeance in this verse.

Genesis 34:31 justifies the brothers’ bloody revenge, echoing the uncompromising vengeance jealousy produces in this proverb.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 describes God’s jealous punishment for sin, paralleling the human jealousy that brings relentless vengeance here.

Numbers 5:14 introduces the law for a jealous husband—parallels the jealous fury described in Proverbs 6:34.

Deuteronomy 29:20 speaks of God’s smoking jealousy and anger against the disobedient, reflecting the same fierce jealousy as this verse.

Ezekiel 23:25 describes God setting His jealousy against Israel to bring furious punishment, paralleling the husband’s jealous vengeance here.