Proverbs 6:27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
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Cross references
- Job 31:9–11 “If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door, then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her. For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
- Hosea 7:4–6 They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened. On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers. For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their anger smolders all night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
- James 3:5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!