Proverbs 6:28

28 and you cannot walk on hot coals without burning your feet.

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 A prostitute will treat you like a loaf of bread, and a woman who takes part in adultery may cost you your life.
27 You cannot carry hot coals against your chest without burning your clothes,
28 and you cannot walk on hot coals without burning your feet.
29 The same is true if you have sexual relations with another man's wife. Anyone who does so will be punished.
30 People don't hate a thief when he steals because he is hungry.
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