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


In Context

9 Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

10 Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

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

13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

14 The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

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 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.