Proverbs 6:28
Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
In Context
27Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
29So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
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 →