Proverbs 17:12

Modern King James Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

For, Hushai said, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are bitter of soul, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war, and will not stay the night with the people.

2 Kings 2:24

And he turned behind him and saw them, and declared them vile in the name of Jehovah. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two boys of them.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil one seeks only rebellion; so a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is heavy; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.

Hosea 13:8

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

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.