Bible Cross References
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Job 31:9-12
9
"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or [if] I have lurked at my neighbor's door,
10
[Then] let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her.
11
For that [would be] wickedness; Yes, it [would be] iniquity [deserving of] judgment.
12
For that [would be] a fire [that] consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.
Hosea 7:4-7
4
" They [are] all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker -- He ceases stirring [the fire] after kneading the dough, Until it is leavened.
5
In the day of our king Princes have made [him] sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
6
They prepare their heart like an oven, While they lie in wait; Their baker sleeps all night; In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
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They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen. None among them calls upon Me.
James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!