Verse 12

Let a bear{H1677} robbed{H7909} of her whelps meet{H6298}{(H8800)} a man{H376}, rather than{H408} a fool{H3684} in his folly{H200}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 For, said{H559}{(H8799)} Hushai{H2365}, thou knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} thy father{H1} and his men{H582}, that they be mighty men{H1368}, and they be chafed{H4751} in their minds{H5315}, as a bear{H1677} robbed{H7909} of her whelps in the field{H7704}: and thy father{H1} is a man{H376} of war{H4421}, and will not lodge{H3885}{(H8799)} with the people{H5971}.
  • Hos 13:8 : 8 I will meet{H6298}{(H8799)} them as a bear{H1677} that is bereaved{H7909} of her whelps, and will rend{H7167}{(H8799)} the caul{H5458} of their heart{H3820}, and there will I devour{H398}{(H8799)} them like a lion{H3833}: the wild{H7704} beast{H2416} shall tear{H1234}{(H8762)} them.
  • Prov 27:3 : 3 A stone{H68} is heavy{H3514}, and the sand{H2344} weighty{H5192}; but a fool's{H191} wrath{H3708} is heavier{H3515} than them both{H8147}.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 As a roaring{H5098}{(H8802)} lion{H738}, and a ranging{H8264}{(H8802)} bear{H1677}; so is a wicked{H7563} ruler{H4910}{(H8802)} over the poor{H1800} people{H5971}.
  • 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 And he turned{H6437}{(H8799)} back{H310}, and looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on them, and cursed{H7043}{(H8762)} them in the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}. And there came forth{H3318}{(H8799)} two{H8147} she bears{H1677} out of the wood{H3293}, and tare{H1234}{(H8762)} forty{H705} and two{H8147} children{H3206} of them.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then{G5119} Herod{G2264}, when he saw{G1492}{(G5631)} that{G3754} he was mocked{G1702}{(G5681)} of{G5259} the wise men{G3097}, was exceeding{G3029} wroth{G2373}{(G5681)}, and{G2532} sent forth{G649}{(G5660)}, and slew{G337}{(G5627)} all{G3956} the children{G3816} that were in{G1722} Bethlehem{G965}, and{G2532} in{G1722} all{G3956} the coasts{G3725} thereof{G846}, from{G575} two years old{G1332} and{G2532} under{G2736}, according{G2596} to the time{G5550} which{G3739} he had diligently enquired{G198}{(G5656)} of{G3844} the wise men{G3097}.