Proverbs

Proverbs 6:27–28

²⁷Can a man embrace fire

and his clothes not be burned?

²⁸Can a man walk on hot coals

without scorching his feet?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can a man	אִ֓ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
embrace	הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה	hă·yaḥ·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2846 snatch up
fire	אֵ֬שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and his clothes	וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו	ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be burned	תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃	ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H8313 burn

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
walk	יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ	yə·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
hot coals	הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים	hag·ge·ḥā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1513 ember
without	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
scorching	תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃	ṯik·kā·we·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3554 burn, scorch, brand
his feet	וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו	wə·raḡ·lāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 6:27 Job 31:9–12 · Hosea 7:4–7 · James 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.