Proverbs 17:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.”
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BSBPD
“It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 17:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 17:8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
- 2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Hosea 13:8Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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