Bible Cross References
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Job 31:9-12
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If I have been attracted to my neighbor's wife, and waited, hidden, outside her door,
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then let my wife cook another man's food and sleep in another man's bed.
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Such wickedness should be punished by death.
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It would be like a destructive, hellish fire, consuming everything I have.
Hosea 7:4-7
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They are all treacherous and disloyal. Their hatred smolders like the fire in an oven, which is not stirred by the baker until the dough is ready to bake.
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On the day of the king's celebration they made the king and his officials drunk and foolish with wine.
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Yes, they burned like an oven with their plotting. All night their anger smoldered, and in the morning it burst into flames.
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"In the heat of their anger they murdered their rulers. Their kings have been assassinated one after another, but no one prays to me for help."
James 3:5
So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!