Proverbs 6:28

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

In Context

27Shall anyone bind fire in his bosom, 1 And not burn his garments? 1

29So is he that goes in to a married woman; 1 He shall not be held guiltless, neither anyone that touches her. 1

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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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