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Proverbs 17:12
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KJ21
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, rather than a fool in his folly.
ASV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
AMP
Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.
AMPC
Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].
BRG
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
CSB
Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
CSBA
Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
CEB
Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than fools in their folly.
CJB
Rather meet a bear robbed of its cubs than encounter a fool in his folly.
CEV
A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.
DARBY
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
DRA
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
ERV
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool who is busy doing foolish things.
EASY
Do not go near a fool who is doing stupid things. It would be safer to meet a mother bear who has lost her babies.
EHV
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool in his stupidity.
ESV
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
ESVUK
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
EXB
It is ·better [safer] to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
GNV
It is better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
GW
Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool ⌞carried away⌟ with his stupidity.
GNT
It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.
HCSB
Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
ICB
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a foolish person doing foolish things.
ISV
It’s better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.
JUB
¶ It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
KJV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
AKJV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
LSB
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
LEB
May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
TLB
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool caught in his folly.
MSG
Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.
MEV
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
NOG
Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool carried away with his stupidity.
NABRE
Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never fools in their folly!
NASB
Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
NASB1995
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
NCB
It is better to come upon a bear robbed of her cubs rather than confronting a fool in his folly.
NCV
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
NET
It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
NIRV
It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.
NIV
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
NIVUK
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
NKJV
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
NLV
A man meeting a bear robbed of her little ones is better than meeting a fool in his foolish way.
NLT
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
NRSVA
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
NRSVACE
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
NRSVCE
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
NRSVUE
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
OJB
Let an ish meet a dov robbed of her cubs rather than a kesil in his folly.
RGT
It is better for a man to meet a bear, robbed of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
RSV
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
RSVCE
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
TLV
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.
VOICE
Better to face a mother bear stripped of her cubs than to encounter a fool caught up in his foolishness.
WEB
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
WYC
It speedeth more to meet a female bear, when her whelps be ravished, than a fool trusting to himself in his folly. (It is better to meet a female bear after she hath been robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting himself in his own foolishness.)
YLT
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
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