Proverbs 17:12
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 17:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Eine Bärin, die der Jungen beraubt ist, begegne einem Manne, aber nicht ein Tor in seiner Narrheit!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mejor es se encuentre un hombre con una osa á la cual han robado sus cachorros, que con un fatuo en su necedad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
É melhor ao homem encontrar uma ursa roubada de seus filhotes ,do que um tolo em sua loucura.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
É melhor encontrar-se com uma ursa roubada dos seus filhotes que com um tolo na sua insensatez.
📖 Proverbs 17:12 in Context
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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