Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take eish in his kheyk, 1 and his clothes not be burned? 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 hot coals, 1 and his regel not be burned? 1
Cross References
Job 31:12For it is an eish that consumeth to Abaddon, 1 and would root out all mine increase. 1
James 3:5So also the lashon (tongue), an evar katon (small member) speaks of RAVREVAN + 3:5 Dan 7:8,20 (boastful things). Hinei, an eish ketanah (small fire) and yet how great a forest it can set ablaze! + 3:5 Ps 12:3,4; 73:8,9
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 →