Bible Verses Like Proverbs 17:12

“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”

 

Bible verses related to Proverbs 17:12 (similar cross-references)


2 Samuel 17:8 - For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.   (Verses like 2 Samuel 17:8)

Hosea 13:8 - I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.   (Verses like Hosea 13:8)

Proverbs 27:3 - A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.   (Verses like Proverbs 27:3)

2 Kings 2:24 - And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.   (Verses like 2 Kings 2:24)

Proverbs 28:15 - As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.   (Verses like Proverbs 28:15)

Matthew 2:16 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.   (Verses like Matthew 2:16)