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Proverbs 6:27–29

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27Can a man scoop a flame into his lap

and not have his clothes catch on fire?

28Can he walk on hot coals

and not blister his feet?

29So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.

He who embraces her will not go unpunished.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Can a man carry fire next to his chest

and his clothes not be burned?

Or can one walk on hot coals

and his feet not be scorched?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

none who touches her will go unpunished.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Can a man scoop fire into his lap

without his clothes being burned?

Can a man walk on hot coals

without his feet being scorched?

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Can a man embrace fire

and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man walk on burning coals

without scorching his feet?

So it is with the one who sleeps with

another man’s wife;

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Can a man carry fire in his lap,

and his clothes not burn?

If a man walks upon the hot coals,

will his feet not be burned?

Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor,

any who touches her shall not go unpunished.

KJV 1900King James Version

Can a man take fire in his bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals,

And his feet not be burned?

So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.