Proverbs 6:27
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
26For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
28Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
Cross References
Job 31:12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.
James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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 →