Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than 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.
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.
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 An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8
Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Hosea 13:8
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
2 Kings 2:24
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.
Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.