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 her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids. 26For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life. Can a man take fire in his bosom 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 go unpunished.

Proverbs 6:27 word by word

הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• 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 by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
• Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
• James 3:5So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

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