Proverbs 6:27

Can. man... ? Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6.

take. shovel up.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 6:27

Arno Geneva Study Bible

(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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Pro...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 pl...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 admissio...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sl...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Prove...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things w...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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. Wh...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 lik...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy fat...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The question implies a denial; he cannot escape burning. No more can he who burns in lust avoid destruction.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

One Intention Of The Commandment And Torah Is To Keep Him From The Adulterous Woman Who Will Seek To Lead Him Astray ( Proverbs 6:24-29 ). In cont...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:24 . Evil woman, literally. “the woman of evil.” Proverbs 6:26 . Last clause means “an adulteress allures to tha...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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 entic...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 kn...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning Depicting the Consequences of Unchastity
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Can a man take fire in his bosom, attempt to carry it in that manner, and his clothes not be burned ?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 7:4-7 ; James 3:5 ; Job 31:9-12

²⁷ Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 6:27

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 6:27