Proverbs 17:12
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs than a stupid person and their foolishness.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
In Context
11Evil people are only looking to rebel, so a cruel messenger will be sent to attack them.
13If you repay evil for good, evil will never leave your house.
Cross References
2 Kings 2:24Turning around, he looked at them and called down a curse on them in the Lord's name. Suddenly two female bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of them.
Proverbs 28:15A wicked ruler lording it over poor people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Matthew 2:16When Herod realized he'd been fooled by the wise men, he got very angry. He sent men to kill all the young boys in Bethlehem and the regions nearby who were two years old and under. This was based on the time frame he'd discovered from the wise men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:12
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Here is the sin and punishment of an evil man. 1. His sin. He is an evil man indeed that seeks all occasions to rebel against God, and the government God has set over him, and to contradict and quarrel with those about him. Quærit jurgia—He picks quarrels; so some. There are some that are actuated by a spirit of opposition, that will contradict for contradiction-sake, that will go on frowardly in their wicked ways in… Read the whole commentary →