Proverbs 6:28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Proverbs 6:28 in other translations
| BSB | Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? |
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| WEB | Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? |
| ASV | Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? |
| YLT | Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched? |
| DARBY | Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? |
| BBE | Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned? |
| Webster | Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? |
What does Proverbs 6:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 6:27-29
27-29. The guilt and danger most obvious.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 6:20-35
The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us…
Proverbs 6:28 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
- Proverbs 6:28
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
- Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 6:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Andará el hombre sobre las brasas, sin que sus pies se abrasen? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Si un homme marche sur des charbons ardents, ses pieds ne seront-ils pas brûlés? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Oder sollte jemand über glühende Kohlen gehen, ohne daß seine Füße versengt würden? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus? |