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Proverbs 27:8
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
Context of Proverbs 27:8
6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul. 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:8 word by word
כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:8
- Job 39:14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
- Isaiah 16:2Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:
- Proverbs 21:16The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
- Genesis 14:16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
- Genesis 16:6“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
- 1 Samuel 22:5Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
- 1 Kings 19:9There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- Nehemiah 6:11But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
- Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 7:20Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
- Jude 1:13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Is a bird that wandereth from her nest - Leaving her own brood, places of retreat, and feeding-ground behind, and going into strange countries, where she is exposed to every kind of danger. So is the man who leaves his family connections and country, and goes into strange parts to find employment, better his circumstances, make a fortune, etc. I have seen multitudes of such wanderers from their place come to great misery and wretchedness. God's general…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Change of place is thought of as in itself an evil. It is not easy for the man to find another home or the bird another nest. The maxim is characteristic of the earlier stages of Hebrew history, before exile and travel had made change of country a more familiar thing. Compare the feeling which made the thought of being “a fugitive and a vagabond” Genesis 4:12-13 the most terrible of all punishments.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 Every man has his proper place in society, where he may be safe and comfortable.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8A person who leaves his family and home is more likely to find trouble than what he was looking for (for example, Luke 15:11–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Such are not only out of place, but out of duty and in danger.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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