Proverbs 6:27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
27 Can fire be carried in the bosom
without burning one’s clothes?
Proverbs 6:27
New International Version
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?
Job 31:9-12
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9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,(A)
10 then let my wife grind for another,
and let other men kneel over her.(B)
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be a criminal offense;(C)
12 for that would be a fire consuming down to Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my harvest.(D)
Job 31:9-12
New International Version
9 “If my heart has been enticed(A) by a woman,(B)
or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(C) another man’s grain,
and may other men sleep with her.(D)
11 For that would have been wicked,(E)
a sin to be judged.(F)
12 It is a fire(G) that burns to Destruction[a];(H)
it would have uprooted my harvest.(I)
Footnotes
- Job 31:12 Hebrew Abaddon
Hosea 7:4-7
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4 They are all adulterers;
they are like a heated oven
whose baker does not need to stir the fire
from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.(A)
5 On the day of our king the officials
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.(B)
6 For they are kindled[a] like an oven; their heart burns within them;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven,
and they devour their rulers.
All their kings have fallen;
none of them calls upon me.(C)
Footnotes
- 7.6 Gk Syr: Heb brought near
Hosea 7:4-7
New International Version
4 They are all adulterers,(A)
burning like an oven
whose fire the baker need not stir
from the kneading of the dough till it rises.
5 On the day of the festival of our king
the princes become inflamed with wine,(B)
and he joins hands with the mockers.(C)
6 Their hearts are like an oven;(D)
they approach him with intrigue.
Their passion smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven;
they devour their rulers.
All their kings fall,(E)
and none of them calls(F) on me.
James 3:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits.
How great a forest is set ablaze by a such a small fire!(A)
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James 3:5
New International Version
5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
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