28Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?


In Context

25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

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

28 Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

29 So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

30 They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

Proverbs 6:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:28Can one go on hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:28Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?