Proverbs 6:27

Can a man carry a fire against his chest 1 without burning his clothes? 1

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

In Context

26Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, 1 but the wife of another may cost you your very life. 1

28Can a man walk on hot coals 1 without scorching his feet? 1

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Cross References

Job 31:12For that is a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, 1 and it would burn all my harvest to the root. 1

James 3:5Likewise the tongue is a small body part, yet it boasts great things. Notice also how small a fire sets on fire a large forest.

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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