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


In Context

9 He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.

10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.

11 An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.

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

13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.

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 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.

The American 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.