Proverbs 17:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never fools in their folly!

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

And he went on to say: “You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are as fierce as a bear in the wild robbed of her cubs. Moreover, since your father is a skilled fighter, he will not spend the night with the army.

2 Kings 2:24

The prophet turned and saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the children to pieces.

Proverbs 17:11

The wicked pursue only rebellion, and a merciless messenger is sent against them.

Proverbs 27:3

Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person disputes with a fool, there is railing and ridicule but no resolution.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them like a bear robbed of its young, and tear their hearts from their breasts; I will devour them on the spot like a lion, as a wild animal would rip them open.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.