Chushai said moreover, You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, as a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Proverbs 17:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage]. [Hos. 13:8.] American Standard Version (1901) Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. Common English Bible Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly. Catholic Public Domain Version It is more expedient to meet a bear robbed of her young, than the foolish trusting in his own folly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |
Chushai said moreover, You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, as a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no shalom.
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.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Beit-Lechem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.