Proverbs 6:27

Proverbs 6:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
• New International Version (NIV)Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Context of Proverbs 6:27

25Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes. 26For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up], And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man]. Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned? 28Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? 29So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

Proverbs 6:27 word by word

הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Can a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• takeחָתָהchâthâh · to snatch upH2846
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• in his bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: lapH2436
• and his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• not be burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:27

• Job 31:9“If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman, Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],
• Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers; Like the heat of an oven When the baker ceases to stir the fire, [their passion smolders] From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
• James 3:5In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Can a man take fire - These were proverbial expressions, the meaning of which was plain to every capacity.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29walk on hot coals: Yes, this will cause his feet to blister. The results are terrible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. The guilt and danger most obvious.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:27

• Adultery
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Fire
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings