PROV 6:28 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπʼ ἀνθράκων πυρὸς, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει;
(aʸ peripataʸsei tis epʼ anthrakōn puros, tous de podas ou katakausei; )

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Or can one walk on hot coals,
⇔ and his feet not be scorched?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Can a man walk on hot coals
⇔ without scorching his feet?

LSV Does a man walk on the hot coals,
And are his feet not scorched?

FBV Can you walk on hot coals and not scorch your feet?

T4T Can you walk on burning coals and not scorch/burn your feet?

LEB • If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?

BBE Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

Moff Can anyone walk upon hot coals
⇔ without scorching his feet?

JPS Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

ASV Or can one walk upon hot coals,
⇔ And his feet not be scorched?

DRA Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

YLT Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

Drby Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

RV Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

SLT If a man shall go upon burning coals shall his feet not be burnt?

Wbstr Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

KJB-1769 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
(Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt? )

KJB-1611 Can one goe vpon hote coales, and his feete not be burnt?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Or can one go vpon hotte coales, and his feete not be brent?
(Or can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?)

Gnva Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
(Or can a man go upon coals, and his feet not be burnt? )

Cvdl Or can one go vpon hote coales, and his fete not be hurte?
(Or can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be hurte?)

Wycl ethir go on colis, and hise feet be not brent?
(either go on colis, and his feet be not burnt?)

Luth Wie sollte jemand auf Kohlen gehen, daß seine Füße nicht verbrannt würden?
(How should someone on/in/to coal go, that his feet not burnt would?)

ClVg aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?[fn]
(or to_walk over prunas, as not/no comburantur plantæ his? )

6.28 Pretium enim scorti. Brevis voluptas fornicationis, etc., usque ad sed post paululum ardentior redit.

6.28 Pretium because scorti. Brevis pleasure fornicationis, etc., until to but after a_little ardentior returns.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:20–35: Ninth lesson: If you commit adultery, you will be severely punished

This lesson may be summarized as follows: The son should heed his parents’ teaching, because it will keep him from the dangers of adultery (6:20–24). He should strictly avoid being tempted by another man’s wife. An affair with such a woman will have inevitable and disastrous consequences (6:25–33), resulting from the jealous fury of the husband (6:34–35).

Some other headings for this section are:

Warning Against Adultery (NIV)

Avoid adultery

More Advice About Avoiding Adultery (GW)

The terrible consequences of committing adultery

Paragraph 6:20–35

In these notes, this section forms a single paragraph (as in the NRSV). If a long paragraph like this is not natural in your language, you may want to make paragraph breaks as in the section summary above. Some other ways to divide the paragraphs are:

6:20–26, 27–35 (GNT)
6:20–22, 23–29, 30–35 (CEV)
6:20–29, 30–35 (NIV)

Divide the paragraphs in a way that fits the natural patterns of your language.

6:28

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Can a person walk barefoot on burning coals and not burn his feet? No indeed!
You^(sing) also cannot walk barefoot on glowing coals without blistering your feet.

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?: Other ways to translate the phrase without scorching his feet are:

and not blister his feet (NLT)

without burning your feet (GNT)

Use a natural expression in your language to describe what happens to a person’s feet in such a situation. Notice that some versions, such as the BSB, use third person reference (“a man”) in these verses. Other versions, such as the GNT, use second person (“you”). Use whatever is more natural in your language.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַ⁠גֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝⁠רַגְלָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה

if walk (a)_man on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (the)_burning,coals and,his_of,feet not scorched

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize the truth of what he is saying. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Surely if a man walks on coals, then his feet will be scorched!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל־הַ⁠גֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝⁠רַגְלָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה

if walk (a)_man on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (the)_burning,coals and,his_of,feet not scorched

Here Solomon is referring to the negative consequences of committing adultery as if a man were burning himself with coals. Since this comparison is explained in [6:29](../06/29.md), you do not need to explain its meaning further here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֭ישׁ & וְ֝⁠רַגְלָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה

(a)_man & and,his_of,feet not scorched

Here, a man and his do not refer to a specific man. They refer to any person who does this thing. If it would be helpful, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “any person … then will that person’s feet not be scorched”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠גֶּחָלִ֑ים

(the)_burning,coals

Here, coals refers to small pieces of burning wood that are often used for cooking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “burning wood pieces”

Parallel PROV 6:28

Section 6:20–35: Ninth lesson: If you commit adultery, you will be severely punished

Paragraph 6:20–35

6:28