Proverbs 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
Proverbs 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 17:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
Proverbs 17:12 — World English Bible
Proverbs 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.”
Proverbs 17:12 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.”
Proverbs 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.”
Proverbs 17:12 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.”
Proverbs 17:12 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 17:12 in Context — Proverbs 17
10 A repreensão entra mais profundamente no prudente do que cem açoites no tolo.
11 Na verdade quem é mal busca somente a rebeldia; mas o mensageiro cruel será enviado contra ele.
12 [É melhor] ao homem encontrar uma ursa roubada [de seus filhotes] ,do que um tolo em sua loucura.
13 Quanto ao que devolve o mal no lugar do bem, o mal nunca se afastará de sua casa.
14 Começar uma briga é [como] deixar águas rolarem; por isso, abandona a discussão antes que haja irritação.
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What Does Proverbs 17:12 Mean?
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