Proverbs 6:27

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

King James Version

In Context

26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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Cross References

Job 31:12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter 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 →

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