Proverbs 17:12 - Revised Version 1885 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage]. [Hos. 13:8.] American Standard Version (1901) Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Common English Bible Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly. Catholic Public Domain Version It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |