7 Bible Verses about Coal, Metaphorical Use

Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.

For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],
And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].

Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?
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Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs.

But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Now behold, the entire family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother, so that we may put him to death [to pay] for the life of his brother whom he killed and destroy the heir also.’ By doing this they will extinguish my coal that is left, leaving my husband without a name or a remnant (heir) on the face of the earth.”

But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?

Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?

So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
And the Lord will reward you.