Parallel Verses
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 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.
Holman Bible
than a fool in his foolishness.
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11 An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12 It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly. 13 As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8
Hushai went on to say, "You know your father and his men -- they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.
Hosea 13:8
I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs -- I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion -- like a wild animal would tear them apart.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
2 Kings 2:24
When he turned around and saw them, he called God's judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.