Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 6 connects to 5 cross-references. Practical warnings about becoming surety for a neighbor, laziness (as seen in the ant who gathers food in summer), the seven things the Lord hates — haughty eyes, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood — and the devastating consequences …
Otras traducciones
Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
Referencias cruzadas
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the …
They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none …
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire …