Proverbs 6:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:27 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:27 — KJV
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”
— Proverbs 6:27 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:27 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:27
“So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:27: take, fire, burned
“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:27: can, take, fire
“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:27: can, take, fire
“For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. habitations: or, pastures burned up: or, desolate both...: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:27: can, take, burned
“So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. thou shalt cause...: Heb. thou shalt burn, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:27: take, fire, burned
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