Proverbs 17:12

It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

2 Samuel 17:8

"You know how strong your father and his men are. They're as mad as a bear robbed of her cubs! Furthermore, your father is a skilled warrior. He won't stay with his army at night.

Hosea 13:8

I will confront them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their ribs. I will devour them like a lion the wild beasts will rip them apart.

Proverbs 27:3

Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.

2 Kings 2:24

He looked behind him, took note of the young men, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears emerged from the woods and mauled 42 of the young men.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion and a charging bear that's what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.

Matthew 2:16

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

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Summary

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

Bible References

A bear

Proverbs 28:15
A roaring lion and a charging bear that's what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.
2 Samuel 17:8
"You know how strong your father and his men are. They're as mad as a bear robbed of her cubs! Furthermore, your father is a skilled warrior. He won't stay with his army at night.
2 Kings 2:24
He looked behind him, took note of the young men, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears emerged from the woods and mauled 42 of the young men.
Hosea 13:8
I will confront them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their ribs. I will devour them like a lion the wild beasts will rip them apart.

Rather

Proverbs 27:3
Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.
Matthew 2:16
Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

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