Proverbs 17:12
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12Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs
than a fool ⸤carried away⸥ with his stupidity.
Copyright 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
rather than a fool in his folly.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his foolishness.
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NLTNew Living Translation
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring
and not a fool in his folly.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
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