Proverbs 17:12

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

In context

10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
KJV King James Version: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
WEB World English Bible: Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
ASV American Standard Version: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.
DBY Darby Translation: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
WBS Webster Bible: Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.