Proverbs 6:27
Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
Cross References
Job 31:12It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring.
James 3:5Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →