Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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Cross references
- 2 Samuel 17:8 Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
- Hosea 13:8 I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
- Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.