Proverbs 17:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

You know that your father and his followers are real warriors. Now they are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Besides, your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars, and he won't be spending the night with the others.

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned round and stared at the boys. Then he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Straight away two bears ran out of the woods and ripped to pieces forty-two of the boys.

Proverbs 17:11

Cruel people want to rebel, and so vicious attackers will be sent against them.

Proverbs 27:3

Stones and sand are heavy, but trouble caused by a fool is a much heavier load.

Proverbs 28:15

A ruler who ill-treats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Proverbs 29:9

Be wise and don't sue a fool. You won't get satisfaction, because all the fool will do is sneer and shout.

Hosea 13:8

and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learnt from the wise men.