Proverbs 17:12 “It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foll…”

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.

Darby Translation

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

Young's Literal Translation

The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.

Bible in Basic English

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

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Cross references

“a bear”

2 Samuel 17:8 Hosea 13:8 Proverbs 28:15 2 Kings 2:24

2 Samuel 17:8 · BSB

He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

Hosea 13:8 · BSB

Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.

Proverbs 28:15 · BSB

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

2 Kings 2:24 · BSB

Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

“rather”

Proverbs 27:3 Matthew 2:16

Proverbs 27:3 · BSB

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Matthew 2:16 · BSB

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had le…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Read Proverbs 17