The Meaning of Proverbs 06:28 Explained

Proverbs 06:28

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 06:28 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 06

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 06:28 mean?

can can walk one on hot coals and his feet not be seared
אִם־ יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־ הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א ؟ תִכָּוֶֽינָה

אִם־  can 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ  can  walk 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
אִ֭ישׁ  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים  hot  coals 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גַּחַל 
Sense: coal, burning coal, coals of fire, hot coals.
וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו  and  his  feet 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
؟ תִכָּוֶֽינָה  be  seared 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: כָּוָה  
Sense: to burn, scorch, brand.

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