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Proverbs 17:12
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
Proverbs 17:12 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 17:12 in other translations
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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In context
9 He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
10 A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
11 Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
12 Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
13 He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
15 He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
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