27 Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
Proverbs 6:27 Cross References - Geneva
Job 31:9-12
9 If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,
10 Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her:
11 For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:
12 Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
Hosea 7:4-7
4 They are all adulterers, and as a very ouen heated by ye baker, which ceaseth from raysing vp, and from kneading ye dough vntill it be leauened.
5 This is the day of our King: the princes haue made him sicke with flagons of wine: he stretcheth out his hand to scorners.
6 For they haue made ready their heart like an ouen whiles they lie in waite: their baker sleepeth all the night: in the morning it burneth as a flame of fire.
7 They are all hote as an ouen, and haue deuoured their iudges: all their Kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth vnto me.
James 3:5
5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth.