Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? New Living Translation Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire? English Standard Version Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? Berean Standard Bible Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? King James Bible Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? New King James Version Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? New American Standard Bible Can anyone take fire in his lap And his clothes not be burned? NASB 1995 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned? NASB 1977 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Legacy Standard Bible Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned? Amplified Bible Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned? Christian Standard Bible Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? Holman Christian Standard Bible Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? American Standard Version Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Contemporary English Version If you carry burning coals, you burn your clothes; English Revised Version Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? GOD'S WORD® Translation Can a man carry fire in his lap without burning his clothes? Good News Translation Can you carry fire against your chest without burning your clothes? International Standard Version Can a man scoop fire into his bosom without burning his clothes? Majority Standard Bible Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? NET Bible Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes? New Heart English Bible Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned? Webster's Bible Translation Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? World English Bible Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDoes a man take fire into his bosom, "" And are his garments not burned? Young's Literal Translation Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt? Smith's Literal Translation A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCan a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? Catholic Public Domain Version Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn? New American Bible Can a man take embers into his bosom, and his garments not be burned? New Revised Standard Version Can fire be carried in the bosom without burning one’s clothes? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCan a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Does a man put fire in his bosom and do his garments not burn? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Brenton Septuagint Translation Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Adultery…26For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. 27Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? 28Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?… Cross References James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Romans 13:13-14 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Ephesians 5:3-5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Job 31:9-12 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, / then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. / For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. ... Proverbs 5:3-5 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. / Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. Proverbs 7:6-27 For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ... Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... Genesis 39:7-12 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ... Treasury of Scripture Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Job 31:9-12 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; … Hosea 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… James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! Jump to Previous Bosom Breast Burned Burning Burnt Carry Clothes Clothing Fire Garments LapJump to Next Bosom Breast Burned Burning Burnt Carry Clothes Clothing Fire Garments LapProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness Can a man This phrase introduces a rhetorical question, a common teaching method in Hebrew wisdom literature. The Hebrew word for "man" here is "אִישׁ" (ish), which often denotes an individual with a sense of responsibility and moral agency. The question challenges the reader to consider the natural consequences of one's actions, emphasizing personal accountability. embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Can a manאִ֓ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person embrace הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה (hă·yaḥ·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2846: To lay hold of, to pick up fire fire אֵ֬שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire and his clothes וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו (ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be burned? תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ (ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 8313: To be, on fire Links Proverbs 6:27 NIVProverbs 6:27 NLT Proverbs 6:27 ESV Proverbs 6:27 NASB Proverbs 6:27 KJV Proverbs 6:27 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:27 French Bible Proverbs 6:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:27 Can a man scoop fire into his (Prov. Pro Pr) |