Proverbs 17:12

New King James Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

For,” said Hushai, “you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not camp with the people.

2 Kings 2:24

So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

Hosea 13:8

I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, 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 deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.