Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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- 2 Samuel 17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
- Hosea 13:8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
- Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.