The Meaning of Proverbs 6:28 Explained

Proverbs 6:28

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 6:28 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 6:28 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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