Proverbs 6:27

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread,—and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!

28Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and, his feet, not be burned?

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Cross References

Job 31:12Surely, a fire, had that been, which, unto destruction, would have consumed, and, of all mine increase, had it torn up the root.

James 3:5So, also, the tongue, is, a little member, and yet, of great things, maketh boast. Lo! how small a fire, kindleth, how great a 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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