Proverbs 6:28

Proverbs 6:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
• New International Version (NIV)Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?

Context of Proverbs 6:28

26If you sleep with a prostitute, that may cost the price of a meal. But if you sleep with another man's wife, you may pay with your life. 27You cannot carry fire next to your body and not burn your clothes. You cannot walk over hot pieces of coal and not burn your feet. 29It is the same when a man has sex with another man's wife. Anyone who does that will receive punishment that hurts him. 30People may excuse someone who steals food because he is hungry.

Proverbs 6:28 word by word

אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Can oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• upon hot coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• and his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• not be burnedכָּוָהkâvâh · to burnH3554

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:28

• 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 6:28

• Adultery
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Coal
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• Lust
• Naughtiness
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• James, Epistle of
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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