Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Proverbs 17:12
v. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly, for a malignant fool is a greater menace to society and mankind in general than an angry bear.
v. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly, for a malignant fool is a greater menace to society and mankind in general than an angry bear.
Verse Proverbs 17:12. _LET A BEAR ROBBED OF HER WHELPS_] At which times such animals are peculiarly fierce. 2 Samuel 17:8....
The large brown bear of Syria, in her rage at the loss of her whelps, was to the Israelites the strongest type of brute ferocity. Compare 2 Samuel 17:8; 2 Kings 2:24....
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes (Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
A BEAR. a he-bear (masculine because it is always construed with. masculine verb). HER WHELPS. his mate. MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. FOLLY. Hebrew. _'evil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7....
_a bear_&c. "The Syrian bear is fiercer than the brown bears to which we are accustomed. It attacks flocks (1 Samuel 17:34), and even oxen (Plin. viii. 64). The fierceness of the she-bear, _bereaved o...
LET A BEAR ROBBED, &C.— Bochart observes four things concerning the bear: the first every one knows, that the bear is an exceedingly fierce creature; the second, that the female is more fierce than th...
TEXT Proverbs 17:11-19 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 fo...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. LET A BEAR ROBBED OF HER WHELPS MEET A MAN, RATHER THAN (LITERALLY, AND NOT; ) A FOOL IN HIS FOLLY. It would be safer...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
Bears are very dangerous animals. Even when a bear is content, you are in danger. This bear is a very angry bear, which you must avoid. The bear could kill you. A fool is someone who hates wisdom. He...
A BEAR ROBBED OF HER WHELPS. — Proverbially dangerous then (2 Samuel 17:8; Hosea 13:8). (See also 1 Kings 2:24.) A FOOL (_khesîl_). — Comp....
פָּגֹ֬ושׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּ אִ֑ישׁ וְ אַל
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than (f) a fool in his folly. (f) By which he means the wicked in his rage, who has no fear of God....
_Fool. Hebrew, "fool in his folly." The danger is not greater in meeting (Calmet) a female bear, though it be the most terrible. (Aristotle, Anim. ix. 1.)_...
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor repro...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
LET A BEAR ROBBED OF HER WHELPS MEET A MAN,.... A bear is a very fierce and furious creature, especially a she bear; and she is still more so when robbed of her whelps, which she has just whelped, and...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Ver. 12. _Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man._] A bear is a fierce and fell creature, the she ear especially, as A...
_Let a bear robbed of her whelps_ When she is most cruel and fierce; _meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly_ That is, in the heat of his lust or passion, because the danger is greater, all thing...
ROBBED OF HER WHELPS, when she is most cruel and fierce. IN HIS FOLLY; in the heat of his lust or passion, because the danger is greater, all things considered, and more unavoidable....
Proverbs 17:12 man H376 bear H1677 robbed H7909 cubs H6298 (H8800) than H408 fool H3684 folly H200...
THE FOLLIES OF THE FOOL (PROVERBS 17:8). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to consideration of the activities of fools (kesil) (Proverbs 17:21 vi...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
_Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly._ THE CRUELTY OF FOOLS The rage of wild beasts is short-lived, and their power is circumscribed within narrow limits. Man...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:9 These verses include two collections of proverbs (vv. Proverbs 17:9 and vv. Pro
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 17:11. Many commentators translate the first clause “_Rebellion_,” or “_a rebel_” seeketh only after evil, _i.e._, brings retribution upon himself. PROVERBS 17:12. Miller tr...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
2 Kings 2:24; 2 Samuel 17:8; Hosea 13:8; Matthew 2:16; Proverbs 27:3;...
Folly — In the heat of his lust or passion....