Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt? Job 31:9-12 If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend's door: . . . Hosea 7:4-7 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by the baker: the city rested a little from the mingling of the leaven, till the whole was leavened. . . . James 3:5 Even so the tongue is indeed a little member and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood. Context Warnings Against Adultery…26Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? 27Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?28So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.… Cross References Proverbs 6:26 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? Proverbs 6:28 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her. Lexicon Can a manאִ֓ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person embrace הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה (hă·yaḥ·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2846: To lay hold of, to pick up fire fire אֵ֬שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire and his clothes וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו (ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no be burned? תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃ (ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8313: To be, on fire Additional Translations Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments? Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned? Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt? Jump to Previous Bosom Breast Burned Burning Burnt Carry Clothes Clothing Fire Garments LapJump to Next Bosom Breast Burned Burning Burnt Carry Clothes Clothing Fire Garments LapExternal Links Proverbs 6:27 NIVProverbs 6:27 NLT Proverbs 6:27 ESV Proverbs 6:27 NASB Proverbs 6:27 ASV Proverbs 6:27 Bible Apps Proverbs 6:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:27 French Bible Proverbs 6:27 German Bible Alphabetical: a And be being bosom burned Can clothes fire his in into lap man not scoop take without OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:27 Can a man scoop fire into his (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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