Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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Bible References
A bear
Proverbs 28:15
A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
2 Samuel 17:8
And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Kings 2:24
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.
Hosea 13:8
I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them.
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Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.