King James Version
Proverbs 6:27 in the King James Version says “Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”
Proverbs 6:27 · KJV
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Can a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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