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Proverbs 17:12

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 17:12 in other translations

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

Proverbs 17:12 · World English Bible

Proverbs 17:12 in context

  1. 10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
  2. 11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
  3. 12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
  4. 13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
  5. 14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.