Proverbs 6:27 · KJV
"Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?"
King James Version
What does Proverbs 6:27 mean? →Passage Context
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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