Proverbs 6:27
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
- KJV
- Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
- WEB
- Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
- ASV
- Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
- DARBY
- Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
- BLB
- Can a man seize fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
- ÅB
- Kan noen hente ild i sitt fang uten hans klær brennes opp?
- OTB
- Kan en mann ta ild i fanget uten at klærne hans blir brent?
- B1930
- Kan nogen hente ild i sitt fang uten hans klær brennes op?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 31:9–12
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
Read in contextJames 3:5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Read in contextHosea 7:4–7
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Read in context