Proverbs 6:27

World English Bible (WEB)

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

In context

25 Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.

27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

WEB World English Bible: Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
KJV King James Version: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
ASV American Standard Version: Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
DBY Darby Translation: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
WBS Webster Bible: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?