Proverbs 17:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let a manבְּאִ֑ישׁ
(be·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
meetפָּגֹ֬ושׁ
(pa·go·vsh)
6298: to meet, encountera prim. root
a bearדֹּ֣ב
(dov)
1677: a bearfrom dabab
robbed of her cubs,שַׁכּ֣וּל
(shak·kul)
7909b: bereaved, robbed of offspringfrom shakol
Ratherוְאַל־
(ve·'al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
than a foolכְּ֝סִ֗יל
(ke·sil)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
in his folly.בְּאִוַּלְתֹּֽו׃
(be·'iv·val·tov.)
200: follyfrom the same as evil


















KJV Lexicon
Let a bear
dob  (dobe)
the bear (as slow) -- bear.
robbed
shakkuwl  (shak-kool')
bereaved -- barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).
of her whelps meet
pagash  (paw-gash')
to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur -- meet (with, together).
a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
rather than
'al  (al)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing -- nay, neither, + never, no ,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
a fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
in his folly
'ivveleth  (iv-veh'-leth)
silliness -- folly, foolishly(-ness).
Parallel Verses
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.

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

International Standard Version
It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

NET Bible
It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Anxiety and fear fall to a wise man, and to a fool in his insanity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool [carried away] with his stupidity.

King James 2000 Bible
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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