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Proverbs 17:12 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
World English Bible (WEB)
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
| Let a bear | פָּג֬וֹשׁ | pāgôš | pa-ɡOHSH |
| robbed | דֹּ֣ב | dōb | dove |
| of her whelps meet | שַׁכּ֣וּל | šakkûl | SHA-kool |
| man, a | בְּאִ֑ישׁ | bĕʾîš | beh-EESH |
| rather than | וְאַל | wĕʾal | veh-AL |
| a fool | כְּ֝סִ֗יל | kĕsîl | KEH-SEEL |
| in his folly. | בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | bĕʾiwwaltô | beh-ee-wahl-TOH |