Proverbs 17:12

A Conservative Version

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.

Cross References

Hosea 13:8

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild beast shall tear them.

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said moreover, Thou know thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field. And thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.

2 Kings 2:24

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two lads of them.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.