Proverbs 6:27 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

English ASV

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

English EASY 2024

You cannot carry fire next to your body and not burn your clothes.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you drop a hot coal in your lap, your clothes will be burned.

Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Can you carry fire against your chest without burning your clothes?

English God's Word - GW 1995

Can a man carry fire in his lap without burning his clothes?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Can a man carry fire next to his bosom without burning his clothes?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his garments not burned?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You can't shovel fire into your lap without burning your clothes.

English NIV

Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?

English NKJ 1982

Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

English NLT

Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Can fire be carried in the bosom without burning one's clothes?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For how can a man light his pants on fire and not be burned?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Can a man hold fire against his chest and not be burned?

English Tyndale 1537

May a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be brent?

Proverbs 6:27 — Compare Translations