Proverbs 6:27

New English Translation

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

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for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.