Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire into his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
28Can one walk upon burning coals, And his feet not be scorched?
Cross References
Job 31:12Yea, it were a fire that would consume to destruction, And root out all my increase.
James 3:5So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindleth!
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 →