27Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?


In Context

24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.

25 Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

Proverbs 6:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:27Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?