John Gill Commentary Proverbs 6:28

"Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?" — Proverbs 6:28 (ASV)

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned ? He cannot; if he sets his feet upon them, and continues them ever so little on them, they will be burned, and much more if he walks upon them; and so if a man gives way to the burning lusts of his heart after a whorish woman, and commits adultery with her, though not with frequency, he will not escape punishment in one shape or another; and much more if he continues such a lewd course of life;

Such practices are extremely dangerous ^F17, and there is no possibility of being unhurt by them: see (Job 31:12);

The lake of fire and brimstone, everlasting burnings, will be the portion of those that commit fornication with the whore of Rome, (Revelation 14:10Revelation 14:11).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: "Periculosae plenum opus aleae tractas: et incedis per ignes suppositos cineri doloso", Horat. Carmin. l. 2. Ode. 1.