Proverbs 6:27
Proverbs 6:24-35 The Message (MSG)
They’ll protect you from promiscuous women, from the seductive talk of some temptress. Don’t lustfully fantasize on her beauty, nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes. You can buy an hour with a prostitute for a loaf of bread, but a promiscuous woman may well eat you alive. Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants? Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters? It’s the same when you have sex with your neighbor’s wife: Touch her and you’ll pay for it. No excuses. Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal; When he’s caught he has to pay it back, even if he has to put his whole house in hock. Adultery is a brainless act, soul-destroying, self-destructive; Expect a bloody nose, a black eye, and a reputation ruined for good. For jealousy detonates rage in a cheated husband; wild for revenge, he won’t make allowances. Nothing you say or pay will make it all right; neither bribes nor reason will satisfy him.
Proverbs 6:27 King James Version (KJV)
Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 New Century Version (NCV)
You cannot carry hot coals against your chest without burning your clothes
Proverbs 6:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 New International Version (NIV)
Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
Proverbs 6:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 New Living Translation (NLT)
Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire?