Proverbs 17:12
Berean Standard Bible
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Context
10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment
deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. 11An evil man seeks only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his folly. 13If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never leave his house. 14To start a quarrel is to release a flood;
so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.