NET Bible
"Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?"
— Proverbs 6:27, NET Bible
“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?”
“Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?”
“May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?”
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”
by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
So it is with the one who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.
People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.