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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can anyone take fire in his lap And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Can a man take fire to his chest And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you carry burning coals, you burn your clothes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Can a man carry fire in his lap without burning his clothes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can you carry fire against your chest without burning your clothes? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a man scoop fire into his bosom without burning his clothes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a man take fire into his bosom, "" And are his garments not burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can a man take embers into his bosom, and his garments not be burned? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can fire be carried in the bosom without burning one’s clothes?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Does a man put fire in his bosom and do his garments not burn?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/6-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1077" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Warnings Against Adultery</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Can a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2846.htm" title="2846: hă·yaḥ·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To snatch up. A primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire.">embrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: bə·ḥê·qōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom."></a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">and his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">be burned?</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-6</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9-12</a></span><br />If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, / then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. / For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-5</a></span><br />Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. / Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-27</a></span><br />For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a></span><br />The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-12</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-9.htm">Job 31:9-12</a></b></br> If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or <i>if</i> I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Hosea 7:4-7</a></b></br> They <i>are</i> all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, <i>who</i> ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5</a></b></br> Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/140-10.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/psalms/109-19.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/133-2.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Lap</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/songs/8-1.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-28.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-18.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-21.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-16.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-24.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Lap</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-1.htm">against indebtedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">idleness </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">and mischievousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">seven things detestable to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">the blessings of obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">the mischief of unfaithfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can a man embrace fire</b><br>This phrase uses the metaphor of fire to represent the destructive nature of sin, particularly adultery, which is the broader context of <a href="/proverbs/6.htm">Proverbs 6</a>. In biblical times, fire was a common symbol for both divine presence and judgment (<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a>, <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>). The imagery suggests that engaging in sin is as dangerous as physically holding fire. The rhetorical question implies the impossibility of escaping harm when one willingly engages in sinful behavior. This aligns with the biblical principle that sin has inherent consequences (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>).<p><b>and his clothes not be burned?</b><br>Clothing in the Bible often symbolizes one's actions or righteousness (<a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a>). The burning of clothes signifies the inevitable damage and shame that result from sin. In ancient cultures, clothing was a valuable possession, and its destruction would be a significant loss, symbolizing the personal and social consequences of sin. This phrase underscores the certainty of repercussions when one indulges in sinful acts, reinforcing the biblical teaching that actions have consequences (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>). The imagery also serves as a warning to avoid temptation and maintain purity, reflecting the call to holiness found throughout Scripture (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of Proverbs is ancient Israel, where wisdom literature was a key part of teaching and moral instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/adulterous_relationships.htm">Adulterous Relationships</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/6.htm">Proverbs 6</a> warns against adultery, using vivid imagery to illustrate the consequences of such actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_temptation.htm">The Danger of Temptation</a></b><br>Just as fire is dangerous and consuming, so is the temptation of sin. We must recognize the peril in entertaining sinful desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, like fire, has inevitable consequences. Engaging in sin will lead to damage and destruction in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_sin.htm">Guarding Against Sin</a></b><br>We must be vigilant and proactive in avoiding situations that could lead to sin, much like avoiding playing with fire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_relationships.htm">Wisdom in Relationships</a></b><br>Proverbs teaches us to seek wisdom in our relationships, understanding the importance of faithfulness and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_self-control.htm">The Importance of Self-Control</a></b><br>Exercising self-control is crucial in resisting temptation and maintaining a righteous path.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'fire_in_my_bosom_but_not_burned'.htm">What does "Fire in My Bosom but Not Burned" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_septuagesima,_etc._sundays.htm">What does 'The Lord is my light and salvation' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_secrets_does_god_reveal.htm">How should we respond to constructive criticism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_sexual_temptation.htm">What does the Bible say about sexual temptation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - In this and the two following verses (28 and 29) the discourse proceeds from statement to illustration, and by examples of cause and effect the teacher shows "the moral necessity of the evil consequences of the sin of adultery" (Delitzsch). The meaning of the verses is plain enough, viz. that as it is in vain to suppose that a person's garment will not be burnt or his feet not be scorched if fire is brought near them, so it is equally inconceivable that a person indulging in adultery can escape its consequences or the retribution that follows. The two questions in vers. 27 and 28 imply a strong negative, and so prepare for the conclusion in ver. 30. <span class="accented">Take fire.</span> The Hebrew verb <span class="accented">khathah</span> signifies "<span class="accented">to take</span> burning or live coals <span class="accented">from the hearth"</span> (Placater); and hence is used here in a pregnant sense "to take from the hearth and place in" (cf. <a href="/proverbs/25-22.htm">Proverbs 25:22</a>, "For thou wilt take coals ['and heap them:' Hebrew, <span class="accented">gekhalim khotheh</span>] on his head"). The fuller expression is met with in <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a>, "So that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth (<span class="accented">lakh'toth esh miyyakud</span>).'" The Vulgate renders by <span class="accented">abscondere</span>," to hide: <span class="accented">Numquid potest homo absconders ignem</span>; and the LXX. by <span class="greek">ἀποδεῖν</span>, equivalent to the Latin <span class="accented">alligare</span> "to tie or bind fast." Wordsworth explains "to take and heap up, as in a firepan or censer." <span class="cmt_word">In his</span> <span class="cmt_word">bosom;</span> Hebrew, <span class="accented">b'kheyko</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἐν κόλπῳ</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">in sinu suo</span>. The word <span class="accented">kheyk</span> is properly "an undulation" (Delitzsch). not the <span class="accented">lap</span>, but as in the Authorized Version here, "the bosom," and "the bosom of a garment" as in ch. 16:33; 17:23; 21:14. The answer to the question of this and the next verse is of course a decided negative, but we may note that the teacher compares adultery to a burning fire in its consequences. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/6-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֓ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">embrace</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yaḥ·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2846.htm">Strong's 2846: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay hold of, to pick up fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֬שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be burned?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:27 Can a man scoop fire into his (Prov. 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