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 lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes; 26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life. Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes? 28Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? 29So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.

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 31:9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,
• Hosea 7:4They are all like bakers, they are like a smoldering oven; they are like a baker who does not stoke the fire until the kneaded dough is ready for baking.
• James 3:5So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

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