Proverbs 6:27

Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom, 1 And not burn his garments? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

In Context

26For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; 1 And a woman hunts for the precious souls of men. 1

28Or will anyone walk on coals of fire, 1 And not burn his feet? 1

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Cross References

Job 31:12For it is a fire burning on every side, 1 And whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys. 1

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 →

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