Proverbs 6:28

28 Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters?

Proverbs 6:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:28

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
] He cannot; if he sets his feet upon them, and continues them ever so little on them, they will be burnt, and much more if he walks upon them; and so if a man gives way to the burning lusts of his heart after a whorish woman, and commits adultery with her, though not with frequency, he will not escape punishment in one shape or another; and much more if he continues such a lewd course of life; such practices are extremely dangerous F17, and there is no possibility of being unhurt by them: see ( Job 31:12 ) ; the lake of fire and brimstone, everlasting burnings, will be the portion of those that commit fornication with the whore of Rome, ( Revelation 14:10 Revelation 14:11 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F17 "Periculosae plenum opus aleae tractas: et incedis per ignes suppositos cineri doloso", Horat. Carmin. l. 2. Ode. 1.

Proverbs 6:28 In-Context

26 You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread, but a wanton woman may well eat you alive.
27 Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn your pants?
28 Can you walk barefoot on hot coals and not get blisters?
29 It's the same when you have sex with your neighbor's wife: Touch her and you'll pay for it. No excuses.
30 Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal;
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.