Proverbs 17:12

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹¹ A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
¹² Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
¹³ He who returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.

Bear Robbed of Her Cubs

Face to Face

Foolish Man

2 Samuel 17:8

Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

Hosea 13:8

I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

2 Kings 2:24

When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.

Proverbs 28:15

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

Matthew 2:16

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.