Proverbs 6:27

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Can a man carry fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?

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So the tongue is a little member and boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire!

for a harlot may be hired for a loaf of bread, but an adulteress stalks a man's very life.

Or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be scorched?