Verse Comparison: Proverbs 17:12
American Standard Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Amplified® Bible
Let [the brute ferocity of] a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a [self-confident] fool in his folly [when he is in a rage].
Contemporary English Version
A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.
Darby English Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
Good News Bible
It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.
King James Version
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
New American Standard Bible
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
New International Version
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his folly.
New King James Version
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
Revised Standard Version
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs, rather 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.