Proverbs 17:12

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Let a man meet a bear of bereavement and not a fool in his foolishness.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said, You have known your father and his men, that they are mighty men. And they are bitter of soul, like a bear bereaved of cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war, and shall not stay the night with the people.

2 Kings 2:24

And he turned behind him and saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of Jehovah. And two bears came out of the forest and tore forty-two boys of them.

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 a burden, but the anger of a foolish one is heavier than both of them.

Proverbs 28:15

The wicked ruler is a roaring lion and a ranging bear over a poor people.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man judges with a foolish man, even he shakes, or laughs, and there is no rest.

Hosea 13:8

I will meet them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear the lining of their heart; and as a lion, I will devour them there; the beast of the field shall tear them.

Matthew 2:16

Then seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, Herod was greatly enraged, and having sent, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly asked from the wise men.