Proverbs 17:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool who is busy doing foolish things.

Cross References

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them like a bear whose cubs were robbed from her. I will attack them and rip open their chests. I will be like a lion or other wild animal tearing and eating its prey.

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai added, “You know that your father and his men are strong men. They are as dangerous as a wild bear when something has taken its cubs. Your father is a skilled fighter. He will not stay all night with the people.

Matthew 2:16

Herod saw that the wise men had fooled him, and he was very angry. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and the whole area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time the baby was born. It was now two years from that time. So he said to kill all the boys who were two years old and younger.

Proverbs 28:15

An evil ruler over those who are helpless is like an angry lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is hard to carry, but the irritation caused by a fool is much harder to bear.

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha looked back and saw them. He asked the Lord to cause bad things to happen to them. Then two bears came out of the forest and attacked the boys. There were 42 boys ripped apart by the bears.

Proverbs 17:11

Those who are evil only want to cause trouble. In the end, punishment without mercy will be sent to them.

Proverbs 29:9

If someone who is wise tries to settle a problem with a fool, the fool will argue and say stupid things, and they will never agree.