Cross references
Proverbs 6:27
Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27 has 3 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 31:9–12 (5 votes) and Hosea 7:4–7 (4 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Exodus 20 to James 3.
Which verses does Proverbs 6:27 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Job 31:9–125 votes
If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. …
- Hosea 7:4–74 votes
They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough. The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him. …
- James 3:54 votes
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
Which verses point to Proverbs 6:27?
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