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Proverbs 6:27–28

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?

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Proverbs 6:27–28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

27 Can a man carry fire next to his chest

and his clothes not be burned?

28 Or can one walk on hot coals

and his feet not be 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?


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