Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
than a fool in his foolishness.
New American Standard Bible
Rather than a fool in his folly.
King James Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
International Standard Version
It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.
A Conservative Version
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, 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.
Amplified
Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] 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.
Darby Translation
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
Julia Smith Translation
A bereaved bear meeting with a, man, and not a fool in his folly.
King James 2000
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[May] a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
Modern King James verseion
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.
NET Bible
It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
New Heart English Bible
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
The Emphasized Bible
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
Themes
Interlinear
Shakkuwl
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11
a cruel messenger
than a fool in his foolishness.
evil will never depart from his house.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8
Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.
Hosea 13:8
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,
like a wild beast that would rip them open.
Proverbs 27:3
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
2 Kings 2:24
He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
Proverbs 28:15
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years