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Proverbs 6:27
Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
Proverbs 6:27 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 6:27 in other translations
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
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In context
24 To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
27 Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
28 Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?
29 So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
30 They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
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