12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.


In Context

9 He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates very friends.

10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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

13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Proverbs 17:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.