Proverbs 17:12

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

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Original-language editions

WLC

פָּג֬וֹשׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּאִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־כְּ֝סִ֗יל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Ἐμπεσεῖται μέριμνα ἀνδρὶ νοήμονι, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες διαλογιοῦνται κακά.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Samuel 17:8He 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 13:8Like 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 would tear them apart.
• Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
• Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
• 2 Kings 2:24Then 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.
• Matthew 2:16When 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…

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