Proverbs 6:27

Revised Standard Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 6:26

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

Proverbs 6:28

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

James 3:5

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