Proverbs 17:12
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,.... A bear is a very fierce and furious creature, especially a she bear; and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The large brown bear of Syria, in her rage at the loss of her whelps, was to the Israelites the strongest type of brute…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. A passionate man is a brutish man. However at other times he may have some wisdom, take him in his passion…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a bear&c. "The Syrian bear is fiercer than the brown bears to which we are accustomed. It attacks flocks (1Sa 17:34),…
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