Proverbs 17:12 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 17:12 MSG (The Message)
Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.
Proverbs 17:12 KJV (King James Version)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.
Proverbs 17:12 ASV (American Standard Version)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12 NIV (New International Version)
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
Proverbs 17:12 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly. [Hos 13:8]
Proverbs 17:12 NLT (New Living Translation)
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It’s safer to meet a grizzly bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a reckless fool.
Proverbs 17:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.