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Proverbs 6:27

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 6:27 in other translations

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

Proverbs 6:27 · World English Bible

Proverbs 6:27 in context

  1. 25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  2. 26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
  3. 27Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
  4. 28Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?
  5. 29So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.