Proverbs 6:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?”
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BSBPD
“Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:27 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
- Job 31:12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.
- Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.
- James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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