Proverbs 17:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² Let a bereaved bear meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² 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)

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Common English Bible

¹² Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly.

Proverbs 17:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

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2 Kings 2:24

And he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the Name of יהוה. And two female bears came out of the forest and tore to pieces forty-two of the youths.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil one seeks only rebellion, So a cruel messenger is sent against him.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wrongdoing ruler over poor people.

Proverbs 29:9

When a wise man disputes with a foolish man, Whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

Hosea 13:8

like a bear robbed of her young I attack them and rip open the enclosure of their heart. And there I devour them like a lion, a wild beast tear them apart.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herodes, having seen that he was fooled by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and he sent forth and slew all the male children in Bĕ