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Proverbs 6:27

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 6:27 in other translations

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

Proverbs 6:27 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:27 in context

  1. 25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
    neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
  2. 26For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread.
    The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
  3. 27Can a man scoop fire into his lap,
    and his clothes not be burned?
  4. 28Or can one walk on hot coals,
    and his feet not be scorched?
  5. 29So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife.
    Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.