Proverbs 6:27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap,and his clothes not be burned?
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In Context
26For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
28Or can one walk on hot coals,and his feet not be scorched?
Cross References
Job 31:12For it is a fire that consumes to destruction,and would root out all my increase.
James 3:5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to 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 →