| Proverbs 17:12 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool carried away with his stupidity.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| ASV: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. |
| BBE: | It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly. |
| DBY: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly. |
| ERV: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| JPS: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| WBS: | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| WEB: | Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. |
| YLT: | The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly. |
| Proverbs 17:12 Cross References |
| XREF: | 2 Samuel 17:8 Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.
Proverbs 29:9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
Hosea 13:8 I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs, And I will tear open their chests; There I will also devour them like a lioness, As a wild beast would tear them. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than {f} a fool in his folly.
(f) By which he means the wicked in his rage, who has no fear of God. |
| WES: | 17:12 Folly - In the heat of his lust or passion. |
| MHC: | 17:8. Those who set their hearts upon money, will do any thing for it. What influence should the gifts of God have on our hearts! 9. The way to preserve peace is to make the best of every thing; not to notice what has been said or done against ourselves. 10. A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man. 11. Satan, and the messengers of Satan, shall be let loose upon an evil man. 12. Let us watch over our own passions, and avoid the company of furious men. 13. To render evil for good is devilish. He that does so, brings a curse upon his family. 14. What danger there is in the beginning of strife! Resist its earliest display; and leave it off, if it were possible, before you begin. 15. It is an offence to God to acquit the guilty, or to condemn those who are not guilty. 16. Man's neglect of God's favour and his own interest is very absurd. 17. No change of outward circumstances should abate our affection for our friends or relatives. But no friend, except Christ, deserves unlimited confidence. In Him this text did receive, and still receives its most glorious fulfilment. 18. Let not any wrong their families. Yet Christ's becoming Surety for men, was a glorious display of Divine wisdom; for he was able to discharge the bond. |
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