Proverbs 17:12
King James Version
“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
Context
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth friends.
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both abomination to the LORD.