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Proverbs 6:27 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? "
Proverbs 6:27
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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Proverbs 6:1
"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"
Proverbs 6:2
"Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."
Proverbs 6:3
"Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend."
Proverbs 6:4
"Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids."
Proverbs 6:5
"Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler."
Proverbs 6:6
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
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