Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
28Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
Cross References
Job 31:12Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
James 3:5Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle 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 →