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


In Context

9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

10 A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.

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

13 If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

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 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.

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.