The Meaning of Proverbs 6:27 Explained

Proverbs 6:27

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

YLT: Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

Darby: Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

ASV: Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 6:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

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 6:27 mean?

Can take a man fire to his bosom and his clothes not be burned
הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א ؟ תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה  Can  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָתָה  
Sense: (Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals).
אִ֓ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֵ֬שׁ  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
בְּחֵיק֑וֹ  to  his  bosom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֹוק 
Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst.
וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו  and  his  clothes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
؟ תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה  be  burned 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.

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