Proverbs 6:27

Conservative English Version

If you carry burning coals, you burn your clothes;

Cross References

Proverbs 6:26

A woman who sells her love can be bought for as little as the price of a meal. But making love to another man's wife will cost you everything.

Proverbs 6:28

if you step on hot coals, you burn your feet.

James 3:5

Our tongues are small too, and yet they brag about big things. It takes only a spark to start a forest fire!