“ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? ”
(n) Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? (n) Meaning, that she will never cease till she has brought you to begging, and then seek your destruction.
A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Proverbs 6:6-11 against sloth, Proverbs 6:12-15 ag...
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can a man take fire - These were proverbial expressions, the meaning of which was plain to every capacity.
Can a man take fire— "The wife of one's neighbour is as fire: if you deliver yourself up to her impure love, it will consume you: you give admission to a passion which is unconquerable, and in the...
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can a man take fire in his bosom (i:e., in the fold of his garment, across the bosom or lap), and his clothes not be burnt? Pe...
Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sloth (6-11), falseness (12-15), evils which the Lor...
CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Proverbs 6:6 ; Proverbs 6:12 FROM the solemn princip...
The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things which Jehovah hates. The warnings against becoming...
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleep...
Can a man take fire in his bosom ,.... A whore is compared to fire, and is so called by the poets o; and it is a saying of Pythagoras, "it is a like thing to fall into fire and into a woman p;'' t...
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Ver. 27. Can a man take fire? ] Lest any man should reply, ‘I will see to myself, and save one from the afore named mischiefs; I ha...
To keep thee from the evil woman Which is mentioned as a great commendation of God's word, because neither worldly discretion, nor a good education, nor moral precepts, nor any other considerations...
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy...
The question implies a denial; he cannot escape burning. No more can he who burns in lust avoid destruction.
Discourse 7. Addressed To ‘My Son'. He Is Urged To Observe The Commandment And The Torah, Avoiding The Enticement Of The Adulterous Woman, And Being Aware Of The Wrath Of The Deceived Husband ( Prov...
CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:24 . Evil woman, literally. “the woman of evil.” Proverbs 6:26 . Last clause means “an adulteress allures to that which may cost a man his life” ( Stuart ). P...
Proverbs 6:27-28 These words contain an important principle of general application to every sin the impossibility for a man to play with the enticement to sin without falling a prey thereto. The t...
Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a friend in poverty is a generous deed, it is lendin...
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? The danger of playing with enticements to sin The law of the acquisition of knowledge is that the mind knows the unknown through...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (1) suretyship ( Proverbs 6:1-20 ); (2) sloth...
Warning Depicting the Consequences of Unchastity
Hosea 7:4-7 ; James 3:5 ; Job 31:9-12