Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6298 [e] פָּג֬וֹשׁ pā-ḡō-wōš Let meet V-Qal-InfAbs 1677 [e] דֹּ֣ב dōḇ a bear N-fs 7909 [e] שַׁכּ֣וּל šak-kūl robbed of her cubs Adj-ms 376 [e] בְּאִ֑ישׁ bə-’îš with a man Prep-b | N-ms 408 [e] וְאַל־ wə-’al- and not Conj-w | Adv 3684 [e] כְּ֝סִ֗יל kə-sîl a fool N-ms 200 [e] בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ bə-’iw-wal-tōw in his folly Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms

Berean Study Bible
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Young's Literal Translation
The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And—not a fool in his folly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.

New American Standard Bible
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.

King James Bible
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Proverbs 17:12 • Proverbs 17:12 NIV • Proverbs 17:12 NLT • Proverbs 17:12 ESV • Proverbs 17:12 NASB • Proverbs 17:12 KJV • Proverbs 17:12 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 17:12 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 17:12 French Bible • Proverbs 17:12 German Bible

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