Proverbs 6:27–28
Proverbs 6:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals,
And his feet not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
28 Can he walk on hot coals
and not blister his feet?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 You cannot carry hot coals against your chest
without burning your clothes,
28 and you cannot walk on hot coals
without burning your feet.
Proverbs 6:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one walk upon hot coals,
And his feet not be scorched?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 Can a man carry fire in his lap
without burning his clothes?
28 Can anyone walk on red-hot coals
without burning his feet?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can a man walk on burning coals
without scorching his feet?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 Can fire be carried in the bosom
without burning one’s clothes?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals
without scorching the feet?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 Can a man carry fire in his lap,
and his clothes not burn?
28 If a man walks upon the hot coals,
will his feet not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 You can’t shovel fire into your lap
without burning your clothes.
28 You can’t walk on hot coals
without burning your feet.
Proverbs 6:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can a man walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?