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Proverbs 17:12

Hebrew
ESV
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
NIV
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
NLT
It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
LXX
ἐμπεσεῖται μέριμνα ἀνδρὶ νοήμονι οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
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greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἄφρονες διαλογιοῦνται κακά
KJV
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:11 ← Proverbs 17:12 → Proverbs 17:13

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