Proverbs 27:3 also describes the burden of a fool — his provocation heavier than stone, echoing the extreme difficulty of dealing with folly.

Proverbs 28:15 uses the same bear imagery to describe a wicked ruler — both highlight the danger of such ferocity.

2 Samuel 17:8 uses the identical idiom 'a bear robbed of her cubs' to describe fierce warriors — matching the danger of a fool in folly here.

Hosea 13:8 uses the same bear metaphor for God's fierce judgment — the danger here is applied to divine punishment.

2 Kings 2:24 recounts she-bears attacking mockers — a literal example of the deadly danger this proverb warns about.