| 1849 - 898 pages
...it is trying work while it is going on ; it is said to be " tried with Jire." (1 Peter i. 7.) And " can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned ?" (Prov. vi. 27, 28.) How much Jess, then, can one go in the midst of the fire, and not feel it? Trial... | |
| Thomas Boston - Presbyterian Church - 1849 - 696 pages
...faith, 1st, Believing that they are snares for soul-ruin, according to the word, Prov. vi. 27, 28, " Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnt? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?" and chap. i. 17, "Surely in vain the... | |
| George Atkinson - Cumbria (England) - 1849 - 334 pages
...he had found in Rome, what Burke says Warren Hastings found in India, a geographical morality* : " Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burnecU ?" but we were not prepared for the enormities of this humble beedman, as evidenced by the... | |
| 1849 - 884 pages
...walk in the paths of the destroyer.'" " I did not know I got harm before, sir," interrupted William. " Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned ?" replied his master. It is evident that your going in former years has done you injury ; this day... | |
| Paul Tice - Religion - 1999 - 176 pages
...woman a man is brought to a piece of bread : and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned ? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be bun ed ? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's... | |
| Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Bertrand Badie - Religion - 2000 - 444 pages
...future?" He answered: "My son, before you ask me about this matter come and see what is written below it, ['can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be scorched?'] 'So he that goeth to his neighbor's... | |
| Myra McLarey - Fiction - 2000 - 252 pages
...shook their heads and said who would have dreamed that David Ben Sugars had the wisdom of Solomon. Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Proverbs 6:27 1934-1935 In June of '34, five years after becoming deputy, David Ben Sugars was elected... | |
| Jacob Neusner - Religion - 2001 - 304 pages
...never done it]." C. He said to him, "Solomon, your son, even now is destined to say in his wisdom, 'Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes...upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? So he who goes in to his neighbor's wife, whoever touches her shall not be innocent' (Prov. 6:27-29)." E.... | |
| William Cutrer, Sandra Glahn - Family & Relationships - 2001 - 276 pages
...her eyelids. For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life. Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Or can a man walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? So is the one who goes in to his neighbor's... | |
| John Phillips - Religion - 2002 - 600 pages
...Question Asked (6:27-28) In giving us precepts to guard us from the guilt of adultery, Solomon asked: "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes...one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?" Let us ponder the question well. When someone traffics with a harlot or tampers with another man's... | |
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