Proverbs 17:12

New English Translation

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai went on to say, “You know your father and his men – they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.

2 Kings 2:24

When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.