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Proverbs 6:34–35

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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.
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From verse 34

  1. Numbers 5:14Rank 1 from verse 34
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    14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  2. Proverbs 27:4Rank 2 from verse 34
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  3. Song of Solomon 8:6Rank 3 from verse 34
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    6¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

  4. 1 Corinthians 10:22Rank 4 from verse 34
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    22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

  5. Judges 19:29–30Rank 5 from verse 34
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    29¶ And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

    30And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

From verse 35

  1. 2 Kings 5:1Rank 1 from verse 35
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    1NOW Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

  2. Isaiah 2:9Rank 2 from verse 35
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    9And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

  3. Malachi 2:9Rank 3 from verse 35
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    9Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

  4. Proverbs 4:3Rank 4 from verse 35
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    3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

  5. Proverbs 7:13Rank 5 from verse 35
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    13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

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Proverbs 6:34

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rage

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Sense 1: Furious and violently agitated anger. Sense 2: As a verb, to act, move, or break forth with fury, violence, or tumult.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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spare

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1. To refrain from injuring, killing, destroying, using, or spending. 2. To preserve a person or thing from harm. 3. To withhold punishment. 4. To keep back or have remaining.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 6:35

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regard

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Respect; esteem; reverence; that view of the mind which springs from value, estimable qualities, or any thing that excites admiration.

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ransom

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Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gifts

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Sense 1: Things given or bestowed; presents. Sense 2: Endowments or abilities. Sense 3: Bribes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.

6:34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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6:35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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7:1MY son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

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