Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt?
New American Standard Bible
And his clothes not be burned?
King James Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Holman Bible
and his clothes not be burned?
International Standard Version
Can a man scoop fire into his bosom without burning his clothes?
A Conservative Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
American Standard Version
Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Amplified
Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?
Bible in Basic English
May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
Darby Translation
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
King James 2000
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Can a man carry fire in his lap, and his clothes not burn?
Modern King James verseion
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
May a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnt?
NET Bible
Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
New Heart English Bible
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
The Emphasized Bible
Can a man snatch up fire in his bosom, and, his clothes, not be burned?
Webster
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
World English Bible
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
Youngs Literal Translation
Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?
Themes
Adultery » Adulterers and adulteresses
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Against Relations With A Married Woman
26 For by a woman a harlot, even to a round of bread: and a man's wife will hunt the precious soul. 27 A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt? 28 If a man shall go upon burning coals shall his feet not be burnt?
Cross References
Job 31:9-12
If my heart was seduced by woman, and I laid wait at the door of my neighbor;
Hosea 7:4-7
All of them committing adultery, as an oven set on fire from baking; he will cease from raising from kneading the dough till its leavening.
James 3:5
So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames