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Proverbs 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Proverbs 17:12 - Amplified Bible

Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].

Proverbs 17:12 - American Standard Version

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

Proverbs 17:12 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Proverbs 17:12 - Darby Bible

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

Proverbs 17:12 - English Standard Version

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

Proverbs 17:12 - King James Version

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

Proverbs 17:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros,
que con un necio en su necedad.

Proverbs 17:12 - The Message

Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs
   than a fool hellbent on folly.

 

Proverbs 17:12 - New American Standard Bible

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

Proverbs 17:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros,
Que con un necio en su necedad.

Proverbs 17:12 - World English Bible

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

Proverbs 17:12 - Young's Living Translation

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

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