King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 17:12
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.