Proverbs 17:12
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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Cross references
- 2 Samuel 17:8 He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
- Hosea 13:8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.
- Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.