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NASB					Prov 17:12 Let a ^Aman³⁷⁶ meet⁶²⁹⁸ a ^Bbear¹⁶⁷⁷ robbed^7909b of her cubs^7909b, Rather⁴⁰⁸ than a fool³⁶⁸⁴ in his folly²⁰⁰.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Prov 17:12 Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly. [Hos 13:8]

NASB Cross References:
Related verses.

Prov 29:9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,
The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

2 Sam 17:8 Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

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Greek Heb.

200

ivveleth (17c); from the same as 191; folly:--folly(17), foolish(1), foolishly(1), foolishness(6).

376

ish (35d); from an unused word; man:--adulteress*(1), all(1), another(2), any(6), any man(21), any man's(4), any one(3), anyone(16), anyone*(1), archers*(1), Benjamite*(3), certain(6), champion*(2), counselor*(1), counselors*(1), deserve(1), each(148), each had another(1), each his man(1), each man(1), each man(37), each man's(3), each one(37), each one by another(1), each person(1), each*(5), eloquent*(1), every(1), every man(38), every man's(7), every one(8), everyone(16), everyone*(3), expert(1), farming*(1), father*(1), fellow(3), fellows(2), friend*(1), friends*(1), high*(1), himself(1), hunter*(1), husband(65), husband's(1), husbands(4), idiot*(1), Ishi(1), keepers(2), liar*(1), male(2), man(746), man against another(1), man of each(1), man the men(1), man your husband(1), man's(21), man's are the men(1), manchild(1), mankind*(1), marry*(1), marrying*(1), men(669), men at one(1), men's(1), men*(1), no*(1), none*(10), one(89), one of men(1), one's(1), oppressor*(1), ordinary(1), own(1), people(3), person(5), persons(2), prime(1), rank(1), respective(1), sailors*(1), slanderer*(1), soldiers(1), soldiers*(3), some(8), son*(1), steward*(1), swordsmen*(1), this one(1), this one and that one(1), those(1), those who(3), tiller*(1), together*(1), traders*(2), tradition*(1), traveler*(1), troop(1), warriors(3), whoever*(3).

408

al (39a); a prim. particle; not (a subjective neg.):--neither(1), neither their nor(1), neither them nor(1), never(2), never*(2), no(46), none(2), none*(4), nor(36), nothing(3), nothing*(4), rather(1), so(1), worthless(1).

1677

dob or
dob (179a); from 1680; a bear:--bear(10), bears(2).

3684

kesil (493a); from 3688; stupid fellow, dullard, fool:--fool(35), fool's(2), foolish(6), foolish man's(1), fools(23), stupid(1), stupid man(1), stupid ones(1).

6298

pagash (803d); a prim. root; to meet, encounter:--common bond(1), encounter(1), have a common bond(1), have this(1), have this in common(1), meet(3), meets(1), met(7).

7909b

shakul (1014a); from 7921; bereaved, robbed of offspring:--childless(1), lost her young(2), robbed of her cubs(3).

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