Proverbs 17:12 | |
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. 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. | |
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