Proverbs 6:27
May a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be brent?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
28Or can one go vpon hotte coales, and his feete not be brent?
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 →