Proverbs 6:28

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 6:28

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Berean Standard Bible

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

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KJV

King James Version

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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WEB

World English Bible

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 6

²⁶ For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

²⁷ Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

²⁸ Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

²⁹ So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

³⁰ Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

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