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Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:12
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
12Let a beare robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather then a foole in his folly.
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Proverbs 17:12
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To carry, support, endure, produce, bring forth, or sustain, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Deprived of property by theft, violence, or wrongful taking.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The young of lions or other beasts of prey; cubs.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Fit, suitable, proper, or appropriate.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding; as a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
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Open the full verse study8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
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Open the full verse study3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
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Open the full verse study15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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Open the full verse study24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
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Open the full verse study16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
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