Proverbs 6:28 · KJV
“Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?”
— Proverbs 6:28
Verse 27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Verse 29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 6 — Context
26
For by means of a whorish woman {a man is brought} to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. {the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife}
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30{Men} do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;