Özdeyişler 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Context
This verse from Özdeyişler 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 …
Diğer Çeviriler
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?
Çapraz Referanslar
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none …
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the …
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire …