Proverbs 6:34 meaning and explanation

For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 6:34, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a father instructing his son, warning him against adultery in the passage that runs from verse 24 to the end of the chapter. Verse 34 names the consequence: the wronged husband's jealousy, Hebrew qin'ah, a burning zeal that will not be talked down.

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