Proverbs 17:12

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Palungkraeng kamthu khaeah caeh moe, raihaih tong pongah loe, taqom caa lomh pae to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

E aho ke halawai ka bea keiki make me ke kanaka, Aole ka mea naaupo iloko o kona lapuwale.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pito ou kontre ak yon manman lous k'ap chache pitit li pase pou ou tonbe sou yon moun fou foli moute.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Expedit magis ursæ occurrere raptis fœtibus, quam fatuo confidenti in stultitia sua.

Bible in Basic English

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Qu’un homme rencontre une ourse privée de ses petits, plutôt qu’un sot dans sa folie !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lépe člověku potkati se s nedvědicí osiřalou, nežli s bláznem v bláznovství jeho.

Kosraean Bible

Kom fin osun nu sin soko bear ma pisrapasrla natu natul, ac srik sensen lom liki kom fin osun nu sin sie mwet lalfon kafofo ke orekma lusrongten lal.

World Portuguese Bible

Melhor é encontrar uma ursa roubada dos seus filhotes, do que um tolo na sua estultícia.

Romanian BTF Bible

Mai bine să întâlnească un om o ursoaică jefuită de puii ei, decât un prost în nechibzuința lui.

Brenton English Septuagint

Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

Burmese Common Language Bible

မိုက်သောစိတ်ထဆဲရှိသော လူမိုက်နှင့်မတွေ့ပါ စေနှင့်။ သားငယ်ပျောက်သော ဝံမနှင့်သာ၍ တွေ့ပါစေ သော။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Eine Bärin, die der Jungen beraubt ist, begegne einem Manne, aber nicht ein Tor in seiner Narrheit!

Dutch Bible 1917

Dat een beer, die van jongen beroofd is, een man tegemoet kome, maar niet een zot in zijn dwaasheid.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter een berin te ontmoeten, van haar jongen beroofd, Dan een dwaas in zijn dwaasheid.

Italian Diodati Bible

Scontrisi pure in un uomo un'orsa, a cui sieno stati tolti i suoi figli, Anzi che un pazzo nella sua pazzia.

Douay-Rheims 1899

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.

Noyes Bible

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

Danish Bible 1931

Man kan møde en Bjørn, hvis Unger er taget, men ikke en Tåbe udi hans Dårskab.

Leeser Tanakh

A man may meet a she-bear robbed of her whelps, but not a fool in his folly.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Thà người ta gặp gấu cái bị cướp con, Hơn là gặp kẻ ngây dại theo điên cuồng nó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei hake ke fakafetaulaki ha tangata mo ha pea kuo kaihaʻasi mei ai ʻa hono ʻuhiki, ʻi he fetaulaki mo ha vale ʻi heʻene vale.

French Ostervald Bible

Mieux vaut rencontrer une ourse qui a perdu ses petits, qu'un fou dans sa folie.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bone estas renkonti ursinon, al kiu estas rabitaj ĝiaj infanoj, Ol malsaĝulon kun lia malsaĝeco.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Rencontre une ourse privée de ses petits, Plutôt qu’un insensé pendant sa folie.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist besser, einem Bären begegnen, dem die Jungen geraubt sind, denn einem Narren in seiner Narrheit.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

British English Septuagint 2012

Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Meglio imbattersi in un’orsa derubata dei suoi piccini, che in un insensato nella sua follia.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mieux vaut rencontrer une ourse privée de ses petits qu'un insensé dans sa folie.

Reina Valera 1909

Mejor es se encuentre un hombre con una osa á la cual han robado sus cachorros, que con un fatuo en su necedad.

Spanish BLL

Es mejor encontrarse con una osa a la que le quitaron sus crías, que con un necio empeñado en su locura.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros, que con un necio en su fatuidad.

Croatian Bible

Bolje je nabasati na medvjedicu kojoj ugrabiše mlade nego na bezumnika u njegovoj ludosti.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolje je da čoveka srete medvedica kojoj su oteti medvedići, nego bezumnik u svom bezumlju.

German Textbibel

Lieber einer Bärin begegnen, der die Jungen geraubt sind, als einem Thoren in seiner Narrheit!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Care may befall a man of understanding; But fools will meditate evils.