Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?

King James Version

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Can a man scoop fire into his bosom without burning his clothes?

A Conservative Version

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

American Standard Version

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Amplified


Can a man take fire to his chest
And his clothes not be burned?

Bible in Basic English

May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

Darby Translation

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

Julia Smith Translation

A man taking fire in his bosom, shall his garments not be burnt?

King James 2000

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Can a man carry fire in his lap, and his clothes not burn?

Modern King James verseion

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

May a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnt?

NET Bible

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

New Heart English Bible

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

The Emphasized Bible

Can a man snatch up fire in his bosom, and, his clothes, not be burned?

Webster

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

World English Bible

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

Youngs Literal Translation

Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Can a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

חתה 
Chathah 
Usage: 4

אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

in his bosom
חוק חק חיק 
Cheyq 
Usage: 38

and his clothes
בּגד 
Beged 
Usage: 217

Verse Info

Context Readings

Warning Against Relations With A Married Woman

26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
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?


Cross References

Job 31:9-12

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,

Hosea 7:4-7

They are all adulterers,
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

James 3:5

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

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