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Proverbs 6:28-30
New International Version
Proverbs 6:28-30
New International Version
28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?
29 So is he who sleeps(A) with another man’s wife;(B)
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
Proverbs 6:28-30
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 6:28-30
New American Standard Bible
28 Or can a person walk on hot coals
And his feet not be scorched?
29 So is the one who (A)goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her (B)will not [a]go unpunished.
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
To (C)satisfy [b]himself when he is hungry;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:29 Lit be innocent
- Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul
Proverbs 6:28-30
King James Version
Proverbs 6:28-30
King James Version
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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