Proverbs 6:28 “Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?”

Proverbs 6:28

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

World English Bible

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

American Standard Version

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

Geneva Bible 1599

Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?

Darby Translation

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

Young's Literal Translation

Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

Bible in Basic English

Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

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In context

27Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

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