Proverbs
Proverbs 6:27
27Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 31:9–12 · Hosea 7:4–7 · James 3:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.