Proverbs 17:12

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Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs, than a fool in their folly.

Cross References

Hosea 13:8

I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the Magi tricked him, he was exceedingly angry and sent orders to kill all male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

Proverbs 28:15

As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

Proverbs 27:3

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

2 Kings 2:24

He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of YHWH. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.

Proverbs 17:11

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

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish one, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.