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Proverbs 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 17:12 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

A bear robbed. The notorious anger of a she-bear robbed of her cubs is not so dangerous as the stubborn perversity of the fool (see Hosea 13:8).

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