Proverbs 17:12-14 in English

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 there is quarrelling.

¹² Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

¹³ Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.

¹⁴ Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.

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.

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.

¹² Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

¹³ Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.

¹⁴ Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.

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 there be quarrelling.

¹² A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous, but it is more dangerous to confront a foolish person who is doing something foolish.

¹³ If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him, evil/trouble will never leave that person's family.

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.

¹² Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

¹³ Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.

¹⁴ Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarrelling breaks out.

¹² 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.

¹³ If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

¹⁴ The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

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 contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

¹² It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.

¹³ He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.

¹² Better to meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs than a stupid person and their foolishness.

¹³ If you repay evil for good, evil will never leave your house.

¹⁴ The beginning of a quarrel is like the first leak in a water dam, so drop it before a major argument bursts out.

¹² It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.

¹³ He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore or the contention be medled with, leaue off.

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 the quarrel break out.

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.

¹² A man may meet a she-bear robbed of her whelps, but not a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoso bestoweth evil in return for good—evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ As one letteth loose a stream of water, so is the beginning of strife: therefore before it be enkindled, leave off the contest.

¹² Care may befall a man of understanding; But fools will meditate evils.

¹³ Whoso rewards evil for good, Evil shall not be removed from his house.

¹⁴ Rightful rule gives power to words; But sedition and strife precede poverty.

¹² Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoso returneth 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 rolleth onward.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹² It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool in his foolishness.

¹³ When someone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of conflict is like one who releases water everywhere, so walk away from the dispute before it has broken out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarrelling breaks out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarrelling breaks out.

¹² It speedeth more to meet a female bear, when her whelps be ravished, than a fool trusting to himself in his folly.

¹³ Evil shall not go away from the house of him, that yieldeth evils for goods.

¹⁴ He that letteth out water, is the head of strives; and before that he suffereth wrong, he forsaketh doom.

¹² It speedeth more to meet a female bear, when her whelps be ravished, than a fool trusting to himself in his folly. (It is better to meet a female bear after she hath been robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting himself in his own foolishness.)

¹³ Evil shall not go away from the house of him, that yieldeth evils for goods (or who giveth evil for good).

¹⁴ He that letteth (out) water, is the head of strives, (or of arguments); and before that he suffereth wrong, he forsaketh doom (or he deserteth judgement).

¹² The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.